On 28 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. 1. RASC M13.20110131;
  2. 2. Tagish Lake, Carbonaceous chondrite (C2, ungrouped), British Columbia, Canada (59° 42' 16" N, 134° 12' 5" W ), fall 2000 January 18, 10 kg;
  3. 3. Anonymous gift 2011 January 31;
  4. 4. 16+ fragments; range of fragment sizes φ scale=1−3 (Wentworth size class=very coarse sand to fine sand), largest fragment 0.2 x 0.18 x 0.17 cm;
  5. 5. 0.005 gr;
  6. 6. Irregular forms;
  7. 7. Colour range: 5PB 2.5/1 Bluish Black Gley to N 2.5/ Black Gley, with sparse inclusions at 5Y 8/1 White (Munsell);
  8. 8. Good, but friable as per this type;
  9. 9. Not previously published;
    1. Hildebrand, A.R. & McCausland, P.J.A. et al. (2006). The Fall and Recovery of the Tagish Lake Meteorite. M&PS, 41, 3, 407-431
    2. IMCA EoM http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/meteorite.aspx?id=23782 ;
    3. MB 84 (2000), A217-A218;
    4. MBDB www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull php?code=23782
Inventory #: 
M13.20110131
Sort #: 
M0013
General Type: 
Meteorite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Chondrite
Official Name: 
Tagish Lake
Origin: 
British Columbia
Weight: 
0.005 grams