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27,1 |
Location |
LaPaz Ice Field |
Field Number |
15155 |
Dimensions (cm) |
2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) |
24.37 |
Original Classification |
H5 Chondrite |
Pairing |
LAP 02231;
LAP 02237;
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Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16-18 |
B |
A/B |
Exterior is dull brown/black. The interior is extremely weathered to a rusty brown color. |
The section consists of lenticular clasts of relatively unshocked chondritic material set in a shock-blackened matrix with elongated metal and sulfides and fragments of mineral grains and chondrules reaching 1 mm. The mineral compositions are homogenous; olivine is Fa19 and orthopyroxene is Fs16-18. The meteorite is a shock-blackened H5 chondrite with extensive shock veining. The section examined may not be a good representative of the mass as whole. It may be paired with LAP 02231. |