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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | LAP 031117 |
| Location: | LaPaz Ice Field |
| Field No.: | 16672 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 2.1x1.2x0.5 |
| Weight (g): | 4.173 |
| Meteorite Type: | CO3 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Cecilia Satterwhite
The exterior has black fractured fusion crust that is frothy in areas. The interior is a fine grained black matrix with mm sized white inclusions.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy
The section consists of abundant small (up to 1 mm) chondrules, chondrule fragments and mineral grains in a dark matrix. Metal and sulfide occur within and rimming the chondrules. Olivine ranges in composition from Fa1-36, with a continuous range of intermediate compositions and a slight peak at Fa1-5. A single pyroxene is Fs1. The meteorite is a CO3 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
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