| Sample No.: |
LAP 031342 |
| Location: |
LaPaz Ice Field |
| Field No.: |
16276 |
| Dimensions (cm): |
1.75x1.5x0.75 |
| Weight (g): |
3.182 |
| Meteorite Type: |
Ureilite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior has brown/black fusion crust with oxidation halos. The interior has a crystalline matrix with rust and high metal. The interior is gray with glass vein (?). Some areas are vesicular and others are white and powdery.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Linda Welzenbach and Valerie Reynolds
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. Olivine has cores of Fa21, and rims of Fa2. Pigeonite is Fs18,Wo6. The meteorite is a ureilite.
Thin Section Images
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Lab Images