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30,2 |
Location |
LaPaz Ice Field |
Field Number |
17099 |
Dimensions (cm) |
2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) |
13.78 |
Original Classification |
L3 Chondrite |
Updated Classification |
L3.6 Chondrite |
Fayalite (mol%): 5-37;Ferrosilite (mol%): 12-22 |
B |
B |
The exterior of this meteorite is dark brown/black with polygonal fractures. The interior is black and rusty with moderate amounts of metal and mm sized and smaller light colored inclusions/chondrules. |
The section exhibits numerous closely-packed, well-defined chondrules of a range of sizes (up to 3 mm) in a black matrix of fine-grained silicates, metal and troilite. Modest shock effects and weathering are present. Silicates are unequilibrated; olivines range from Fa5-37 and pyroxenes from Fs12-22. The meteorite is an L3 chondrite (estimated subtype 3.6). |
Classification updated to L3.6, as announced in AMN 30 No. 2. |