ANTARCTIC METEORITE LOCATION AND MAPPING PROJECT (AMLAMP)
EXPLANATORY TEXT


Listing of meteorites recovered from Derrick Peak - 1978, 1988, and 2000 collections.


METEORITE                      WEIGHT 
  NAME     CLASSIFICATION       (kg)   NEWSLETTER
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DRPA78001   IRON IIB            15.2      2(1)
DRPA78002   IRON IIB             7.21     2(1)
DRPA78003   IRON IIB             0.144    2(1)
DRPA78004   IRON IIB             0.134    2(1)
DRPA78005   IRON IIB            18.4      2(1)
DRPA78006   IRON IIB             0.389    2(1)
DRPA78007   IRON IIB            11.9      2(1)
DRPA78008   IRON IIB            59.4      2(1)
DRPA78009   IRON IIB           138.0      2(1)
DRPA78010   IRON IIB              ?        ?
DRPA78011   IRON IIB            31.8       *
DRPA78012   IRON IIB            26.0       *
DRPA78013   IRON IIB            10.6       *
DRPA78014   IRON IIB             2.25      *
DRPA78015   IRON IIB             1.26      *
DRPA78016   IRON IIB             0.75      *
DRP 88017   IRON IIB            63.0       **
DRP 88018   IRON IIB             4.000     **
DRP 88019   IRON IIB             1.700     **
DRP 88020   IRON IIB             0.416     **
DRP 88021   IRON IIB             0.662     **
DRP 88022   IRON IIB             0.110     **
DRP 88023   IRON IIB             0.076     **
DRP 88024   IRON IIB             0.292     **
DRP 88025   IRON IIB             1.797     **
DRP 00200   IRON IIB         10000.0     24(2)
DRP 00201   IRON IIB          2689.4     24(2)


? Location of specimen is unknown.
* Clarke, 1982
** Kirkbride et al., 1991

DRP 00200 (Photo: ANSMET)

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