Allan Hills meteorite

Geoscience Australia
Symonston, Australia

This is an olivine-hypersthene chondrite of which thirty-three pieces were found totalling about 407kg. It was found in 1978 near the Allan Hills in Antarctica. This specimen is a polished slice of one of the smaller pieces.

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Title: Allan Hills meteorite
Location: Allan Hills, Antarctica
Type: Meteorite
Rights: Geoscience Australia / CC-BY 4.0
Photographer: Chris Fitzgerald
Museum ID: R29615

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