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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | MIL 05069 |
| Location: | Miller Range |
| Field No.: | 18158 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 4.3 x 3.4 x 3.0 |
| Weight (g): | 76.452 |
| Meteorite Type: | EH3 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior is dull brown/black with rusty areas. The interior is a rusty brown/black.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy, Lauren LaCroix and Linda Welzenbach
The section shows an aggregate of chondrules (up to 2.5 mm), chondrule fragments, and pyroxene grains in a matrix rich in metal and sulfide. Chondrules contain moderate to small abundances of olivine. Microprobe analyses show the olivine is Fa0-1 and pyroxene is Fs0-2. The meteorite is a type 3 enstatite chondrite, probably an EH3.
Thin Section Images
| Plane-Polarized Light MIL 05069 |
Cross Polarized Light MIL 05069 |
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