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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | MIL 05041 |
| Location: | Miller Range |
| Field No.: | 18026 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 7.0x5.0x4.0 |
| Weight (g): | 239.800 |
| Meteorite Type: | Eucrite (Brecciated) |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
40% of the exterior is covered with brown/black rough textured fusion crust. The exterior has some vugs. The tan and white interior is soft and somewhat friable.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Valerie Reynolds
The meteorite consists of coarse-grained basaltic fragments up to 1 mm set in a coarse, recrystallized matrix. Mineral compositions are homogeneous with pyroxene of Fs60Wo2 and feldspar of An89Or1. The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~30. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.
Thin Section Images
| Cross-Polarized Light MIL 05041 |
Plane-Polarized Light MIL 05041 |
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