| Pairing |
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| Newsletter |
32,2 |
| Location |
Dominion Range |
| Field Number |
17896 |
| Dimensions |
7.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 |
| Weight |
88.76 |
| Original Classification |
Eucrite (Brecciated) |
| Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride |
| Brown/black patches of fusion crust are visible on the exterior. A light gray matrix is exposed with vugs. The light gray matrix has large white clasts (cm sized) and some small (1-2 mm) dark gray inclusions. The meteorite is friable with no metal. |
| Thin Section
(,2) Description - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach |
| This meteorite is dominated by fine-grained (~200 micron average grain size) basaltic material which occurs as both the host and clasts within the meteorite. Occasional coarser-grained clasts, with grain sizes up to 1 mm, are observed. Mineral compositions are homogeneous with orthopyroxene (Fs62Wo2), with lamellae of augite (Fs26Wo43), and plagioclase (An89Or0.5). The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~29. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite. |
