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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | GRO 03116 |
| Location: | Grosvenor Mountains |
| Field No.: | 15611 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 4.0x3.0x2.5 |
| Weight (g): | 108.286 |
| Meteorite Type: | CR2 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Cecilia Satterwhite
90% black/brown fusion crust covers the exterior surface. Some areas are rusty with oxidation, pits and fractures. The interior is a rusty brown with abundant mm-sized weathered inclusions.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy
The section exhibits large (up to 1.5 mm), well-defined, metal-rich chondrules and CAI's in a dark matrix of FeO-rich phyllosilicate. Silicates are unequilibrated; olivines range from Fa1-36, with most Fa0-2, and pyroxenes from Fs1-8Wo1-2. The meteorite is a CR2 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
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Lab Images
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