Buck Mountain Wash is an officially classified H3-5 ordinary chondrite recovered on January 28, 2004 in Mohave County, Arizona (34°43.472'N, 114°12.53'W). The total known mass is 798g in a single stone.
This specimen is a polished slice weighing 30.8 grams, measuring 65 × 42 × 5 mm. The cut face reveals a fine-grained, unequilibrated chondritic matrix with abundant bright metal flakes — characteristic of the H3-5 type 3 lithology. Provenance: ex. Jensen collection.
Classification Data
Classification: H3-5 Ordinary Chondrite
Shock Stage: S2 (lightly shocked)
Weathering Grade: W1 (slight oxidation)
Fayalite: 16.1 mol%
Ferrosilite: 13.3 mol%
Classifier: M. Hutson, Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory
Type Specimen: 34.7g — Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory
Main Mass Holder: E. Thompson
Finder: L. Sloan
Published: Meteoritical Bulletin MB 89 (2005)
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