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Native Iron from
Lewis Cliff 87223 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Native Iron
Formula:Fe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Iron data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lewis Cliff 87223 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011126:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Iron
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 87232 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLewis Cliff 85311 meteorite, Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island quadrangle, East Antarctica, Antarctica
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMacAlpine Hills 88136 meteorite, East Antarctica, Antarctica
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘDominion Range 08006 Meteorite, Dominion Range, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
85.7km (53.3 miles) ⓘQueen Alexandra Range 94204 meteorite, Queen Alexandra Range, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
References
Zhang, Y., Benoit, P. H. & Sears, D. W. G. (1993) Lewis Cliff 87057: A new metal-rich E3 chondrite with similarities to Mt. Egerton, Shallowater and Happy Canyon. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXIV. Part 3: N-Z, 1571-1572 (March 1993)
Grossman, J. N., MacPherson, G. J. & Crozaz, G. (1993) LEW 87223: A Unique E Chondrite with Possible Links to H Chondrites (abstract), Meteoritics 28, no. 3, #28, p. 358. (July 1993)
 
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