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Weight:
24.882 g
Place:
Antarctica
Collection Date:
1981
Notes:
# NASA data for ALH 81260 Weathering: A/Be Fracturing: A/B Pairing: ALH 81021 Fs: 0.3 mol % ²⁶Al: 33 ± 2 dpm/kg
Weathered fusion crust covers approximately 80% of this meteorite fragment. The one fracture surface has a deep reddish-brown color. Evaporite deposit is abundant immediately beneath the fusion crust and occurs in minute quantities on the exterior surfaces. The stone is extremely hard to break. The interior matrix has an overall bluish-black color. Under the binocular microscope crystal faces are visible.
