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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | MCY 05232 |
| Location: | MacKay Glacier |
| Field No.: | 17308 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 1.0x1.25x0.75 |
| Weight (g): | 2.085 |
| Meteorite Type: | CK4 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
90% of the exterior has purplish black fusion crust with polygonal fractures. The interior is a dark gray matrix with dark colored chondrules.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy
The section consists of large (up to 2 mm), well-defined chondrules in a matrix of finer-grained silicates, sulfides and very abundant magnetite. The meteorite is weathered and extensively shock blackened. Silicates are homogeneous (Fa33). The meteorite is a CK4 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
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