Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 31,1 - Petrographic Descriptions
| Sample No.: | LAR 06317 |
| Location: | Larkman Nunatak |
| Field No.: | 19086 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.0 |
| Weight (g): | 167.168 |
| Meteorite Type: | CV3 Chondrite |
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Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior of this meteorite has 30% purplish patches of fusion crust with polygonal fractures. The interior is gray to black with light colored inclusions and chondrules.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach and Cari Corrigan
The section exhibits large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. The section includes a multi-mm olivine-rich vesicular chondrule (?) and a cm-long clast. Olivines range from Fa0-34, with most Fa1-5, and pyroxenes from Fs1-3. The meteorite is a brecciated CV3 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
| Plane-Polarized Light LAR 06317 |
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Lab Images
| North View LAR 06317 |
South View LAR 06317 |
Splits View LAR 06317 |
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