Newsletter |
24,2 |
Location |
Meteorite Hills |
Field Number |
13749 |
Dimensions (cm) |
3.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) |
18.56 |
Original Classification |
Howardite |
Ferrosilite (mol%): 14-41 |
B |
A/B |
Chocolate brown fusion crust covers 90% of this meteorite. The crust has a slight sheen to it and has polygonal fractures. The interior consists of a gray matrix with small inclusions of various colors. This meteorite is soft and moderately friable. |
The section shows a groundmass of comminuted pyroxene and plagioclase (up to 1 mm) with large (6 mm) coarse-grained diogenite fragments and a single mm-sized impact melt spherule. Pyroxene includes orthopyroxene (Fs40Wo1-2) and exsolved pyroxenes of Fs37Wo4 to Fs15Wo38. The Fe/Mn ratio is ~30. Plagioclase is An76-93Or0-1. The meteorite is a howardite. |