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28,1 |
Location |
LaPaz Ice Field |
Field Number |
15449 |
Dimensions (cm) |
3.5 x 3.25 x 2.25 |
Weight (g) |
39.59 |
Original Classification |
LL6 Chondrite |
Fayalite (mol%): 30;Ferrosilite (mol%): 25 |
B/C |
B |
90% of the exterior has thick, fractured black fusion crust. The interior is fine-grained crystalline, gray in color with a lot of rust. |
The meteorite is an equilibrated LL chondrite (Fa30, Fs25) of petrologic type 6. The section is cross cut by a network of shock melt veins that reach 0.5 mm in diameter. No high pressure silicate polymorphs were noted. |