Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 31,1 - Petrographic Descriptions
| Sample No.: | LAR 06867 |
| Location: | Larkman Nunatak |
| Field No.: | 19514 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.25 |
| Weight (g): | 6.545 |
| Meteorite Type: | CV3 Chondrite |
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Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
30% black thin fusion crust is on the exterior. The interior is rusty brown with metal and light colored inclusions/chondrules.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach and Cari Corrigan
This small section exhibits large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and a few CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa1-4 and pyroxene is Fs1, although few grains were measured. The meteorite is a CV3 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
| Plane-Polarized Light LAR 06867 |
Cross-Polarized Light LAR 06867 |
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Lab Images
| North View LAR 06867 |
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