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27,1 |
Location |
LaPaz Ice Field |
Field Number |
15919 |
Dimensions (cm) |
1.0 x 0.75 x 0.5 |
Weight (g) |
1.28 |
Original Classification |
L6 Chondrite (Metal Rich) |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 |
C |
B |
50% of this ordinary chondrite’s exterior is covered with brown/black fusion crust. The interior is rusty and lumpy with metal and dark shiny areas. |
The section consists of a large metal fragment (90% of sample) with a small area of highly recrystallized chondritic material. The mineral compositions are homogenous; olivine is Fa24 and orthopyroxene is Fs21. The meteorite is probably an unrepresentative fragment of an L6 chondrite. |