Allan Hills 77005: A New Meteorite Type Found in Antarctica

The unique achondrite ALHA 77005 appears to be related to shergottite meteorites through igneous differentiation and may have affinities with mafic rocks on the earth. © 1979 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received for publication 25 January 1979. Revision received 9 March 197...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: McSween, Harry Y., Jr., Taylor, Lawrence A., Stolper, Edward M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 1979
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.204.4398.1201
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Summary:The unique achondrite ALHA 77005 appears to be related to shergottite meteorites through igneous differentiation and may have affinities with mafic rocks on the earth. © 1979 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received for publication 25 January 1979. Revision received 9 March 1979. We thank the National Science Foundation and NASA for acquiring and making available these samples. This work was supported by NASA grant NSG-7413 to H.Y.M.