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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | LAP 03822; LAP 03824; LAP 031321 |
| Location: | LaPaz Ice Field |
| Field No.: | 16778; 16964; 16649 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 1.0x0.5x0.75; 1.0x0.75x0.5; 1.0x0.5x0.5 |
| Weight (g): | 1.732; 1.454; 1.309 |
| Meteorite Type: | L Chondrite Metal |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
Exteriors have a brown/black fusion crust with oxidation. All of these appear to have high iron content and resembles metal.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Valerie Reynolds
These meteorites are so similar that a single description suffices. All three are cm-sized meteorites comprised of 80-95+% metal displaying Neumann bands and mm-sized inclusions of silicates. The silicates sometimes exhibit relict chondrules. Silicates are homogeneous (Fa24, Fs20). These appear to be anomalously large metal particles separated from an L chondrite.
Thin Section Images
| Reflected Light LAP 03822 | Reflected Light LAP 03824 | Reflected Light LAP 031321 |
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