Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 05119 |
Newsletter | 29,2 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 18036 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.0 x 0.75 x 0.75 |
Weight (g) | 0.86 |
Original Classification | CM2 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 0-32 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride | |
Patches of purplish-black fusion are on the exterior. The interior is a dull black matrix with light colored chondrules. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Emma Bullock | |
The section consists of a few small chondrules (up to 0.5 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; rare metal and sulfide grains are present. Olivine compositions are Fa0-32. The matrix consists pre-dominantly of an Fe-rich serpentine. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite. |
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