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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | GRA 06130 |
| Location: | Graves Nunataks |
| Field No.: | 17935 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.25 |
| Weight (g): | 13.639 |
| Meteorite Type: | CV3 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
Fusion crust covers 10% of the exterior which has a ropy, purplish black color. The interior is a black matrix with gray and white chondrules/clasts.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
The section exhibits large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa1-32 and pyroxenes from Fs0-2. The meteorite is an unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrite, probably a CV3.
Thin Section Images
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Cross Polarized Light GRA 06130 |
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