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The Travis County, Texas, meteorites
Author(s) -
McCoy Timothy J.,
Ehlmann Arthur J.,
Keil Klaus
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1995.tb01134.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , breccia , chondrite , geology , geochemistry , allende meteorite , astrobiology , achondrite , ordinary chondrite , physics
— Studies of 52 specimens recovered from the find site of the original Travis County meteorite reveal the presence of two distinct meteorites. Travis County (a), which includes the original Travis County meteorite, is the more abundant meteorite and is classified as an H5(S4) shock‐blackened chondrite. Travis County (b) is classified as an H4(S2) chondrite with rare chondritic clasts of H group parentage, indicating that the meteorite is a breccia.