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Classification of four new Roosevelt County meteorites
Author(s) -
BENEDIX G. K.,
KEIL K.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01332.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , chondrite , geology , weathering , geochemistry , astrobiology , physics
— We have classified four new ordinary chondrites from Roosevelt County, New Mexico (RC 091–094) that were found in June and July of 1994 by I. Wilson. They include one H4(S2) and three L5(S4) chondrites. Degree of weathering is variable and ranges from W2–6.