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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | RBT 04302 |
| Location: | Roberts Massif |
| Field No.: | 15113 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 2.5x2.0x1.0 |
| Weight (g): | 11.608 |
| Meteorite Type: | CV3 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
Exterior has rough brown/black fusion crust on 10% of its surface. The interior is rusty black with some 1-2 mm chondrules of various colors.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy
The section exhibits large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa1-9, with most Fa1-5, and pyroxenes are Fs1. The meteorite is a CV3 chondrite.
Thin Section Images
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