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| Sample No.: | LAP 03721; LAP 03722; LAP 031109 |
| Location: | LaPaz Ice Field |
| Field No.: | 16503; 16770; 16890 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 4.5x3.5x3.0; 3.5x2.5x2.5; 2.1x1.5x1.2 |
| Weight (g): | 87.495; 29.550; 14.5 |
| Meteorite Type: | Ureilite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride and Cecilia Satterwhite
The exteriors have dark brown fusion crust exhibiting polygonal fractures and a few iridescent halos. Areas lacking fusion crust reveal a weathered brown interior. The interiors are hard but friable and revealed a dark gray matrix. Shiny grains with no apparent cleavage planes and translucent minerals with a slight yellow tint and opaque white to light gray grains are visible.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Valerie Reynolds, Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
These sections are similar and almost certainly paired with LAP 03587, which was described as follows: The section consists of an aggregate of large olivine and pyroxene grains up to 2 mm across. Individual olivine grains are rimmed by carbon-rich material containing traces of metal. Shock effects in olivine are minor; pyroxenes exhibit mosaicism. Olivine has cores of Fa25, and rims of Fa10. Pigeonite is Fs14-20,Wo8-10. The meteorite is a ureilite.
| Cross-Polarized Light LAP 03721 | Plane-Polarized Light LAP 03721 | Cross-Polarized Light LAP 03722 | Plane-Polarized Light LAP 03722 |
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| Cross-Polarized Light LAP 03722 | Cross-Polarized Light LAP 031109 | Plane-Polarized Light LAP 031109 |
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