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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | MCY 05239 |
| Location: | MacKay Glacier |
| Field No.: | 17363 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 3.0x2.0x1.5 |
| Weight (g): | 19.344 |
| Meteorite Type: | Mesosiderite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
100% of the exterior is covered with rusty brown/black fusion crust. The interior has a rusty, granular textured matrix with high metal.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Valerie Reynolds
The section is a breccia composed of angular isolated grains up to 1.0 mm and clasts of orthopyroxene (Fs27-36Wo4), olivine (Fa34-39, anorthitic feldspar (An90-95 Or0-1), metal, troilite and oxides. Minor iron oxide staining is present. The meteorite is a mesosiderite.
Thin Section Images
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Plane-Polarized Light MCY 05239 |
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