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Classification of five new ordinary chondrites (RC 073, 074, 076–078) from Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Author(s) -
McCoy Timothy J.,
Keil Klaus,
Wilson Ivan E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1993.tb00255.x
Subject(s) - chondrite , geology , shock (circulatory) , geochemistry , mineralogy , meteorite , astrobiology , physics , medicine
— Five new ordinary chondrites from Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA, have been assigned to a chemical group, petrologic type and shock stage. All five are moderately to heavily weathered. They are: RC 073, H5(S2); RC 074, L5(S3); RC 076, L4(S3); RC 077 , L4(S2); RC 078, L4(S2).