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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | LAP 031047 |
| Location: | LaPaz Ice Field |
| Field No.: | 16900 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 3.5x2.0x1.5 |
| Weight (g): | 16.471 |
| Meteorite Type: | L Chondrite (Impact Melt) |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
50% of the exterior is dull black with oxidation halos. The interior is a dark brown matrix which is friable and very weathered.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy
The section is an L chondrite (Fa23, Fs17) that has been partially to completely impact remelted. A fine-grained uniform texture includes numerous voids and rounded composite metal-sulfide particles.
Thin Section Images
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