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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | MIL 05086 |
| Location: | Miller Range |
| Field No.: | 18151 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 1.75x1.0x1.5 |
| Weight (g): | 1.732 |
| Meteorite Type: | CM2 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior fusion crust is rough textured and black in color with evaporites. The interior has a soft black matrix with light colored inclusions.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Valerie Reynolds
The sections consist of a few small chondrules (up to 0.5 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; rare metal and
sulfide grains are present. Many chondrules are aqueously altered. Olivine compositions are Fa0-25, orthopyroxene is Fs0-4.
The matrix consists dominantly of an Fe-rich serpentine. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
| Cross-Polarized Light MIL 05086 |
Plane-Polarized Light MIL 05086 |
Reflected Light MIL 05086 |
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