Sample No.:	LAP 04614; LAP 04745
Location:	LaPaz Ice Field
Field No.:	17004; 17443
Dimensions (cm):	2.0 x 1.5 x 1.5; 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.0
Weight (g):	5.653; 3.225
Meteorite Type:	H chondrite (Impact Melt)

Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exteriors range from brown with fractures to brown with iridescent oxidation haloes. The rust colored, non-descript interiors are brittle and have a high metal content.

 

Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy, Lauren LaCroix and Linda Welzenbach
These meteorites consist of a fine-grained, melt-textured matrix of olivine (Fa₁₉) and pyroxene (Fs₁₇) with irregular blebs of metal with rimming sulfide. They are H chondrite impact melts and likely paired with LAP 02240.

Thin Section Images

Reflected Light LAP04614

Lab Images