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Sample Number LAR 06628
Pairing
Newsletter 31,2
Location Larkman Nunatak
Field Number 19309
Dimensions 3.75 x 3.0 x 2.75
Weight 27.04
Original Classification CV3 Chondrite
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride
10% of the exterior of this carbonaceous chondrite has vesicular black fusion crust with polygonal fractures. The interior is black with evaporites and an oxidation rind. Millimeter sized gray chondrules are visible.
Thin Section (,3) Description - Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
The section exhibits chondrules (up to 1 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa0-3 and pyroxenes from Fs0-1. The meteorite is an unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrite, probably a CV3.
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample LAR 06628
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