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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | LAP 04514 |
| Location: | LaPaz Ice Field |
| Field No.: | 17698 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.25 |
| Weight (g): | 14.796 |
| Meteorite Type: | CM2 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
This carbonaceous chondrite has 40% purplish black fusion crust with polygonal fractures. The interior is a black powdery matrix with mm sized chondrules of various colors.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
The section consists of a few small chondrules (up to 1 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; metal and sulfide grains are present. Olivine compositions are Fa0-64, orthopyroxene is Fs1. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
| Cross Polarized Light LAP 04514 |
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