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Weight:
12.7 g
Place:
Antarctica
Collection Date:
1976
Notes:
# NASA data for ALH 76005 Weathering: A Fracturing: A Pairing: ALH 76005 Fs: 37-57 mol % ²⁶Al: 89 ± 9 dpm/kg NTL: 7 ± 1 krad
The fusion crust has been largely weathered from the surface of the sample. In the area where it remains, it is thin (<.5mn) and shiny black. The existing fusion crust displays a radial pattern emanating from a point on the E surface, The interior of the stone is medium gray and contains inclusions that range from whitish-gray to black. There are several small fractures in the stone. A small amount of oxidation is present in the interior of the sample. The sample is approximately 6.6 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm.
