Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | LAR 04369 |
Newsletter | 30,2 |
Location | Larkman Nunatak |
Field Number | 15569 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.25 |
Weight (g) | 0.64 |
Original Classification | H Metal |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
C | |
Fracturing | |
C | |
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride | |
This meteorite has no fusion crust and a rusty interior. | |
Thin Section Description - Tim McCoy, Lauren LaCroix, Linda Welzenbach | |
The section, which measures 6 x 10 mm, consists of a single kamacite with an α2 structure enclosing an ~1.5 x 3 mm clast of chondritic mineralogy. Within the clast, olivine is Fa19 and orthopyroxene is Fs17. The meteorite is probably a metal particle from an H chondrite. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample LAR 04369 | ||||
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