Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | LAR 06654 |
Newsletter | 32,2 |
Location | Larkman Nunatak |
Field Number | 19592 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 2.25 x 1.25 |
Weight (g) | 10.15 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride | |
Black patches of fusion crust covers 40% of the exterior. The interior is fine grained and rusty especially along the fractures with high metal. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach | |
The meteorite is an L5 chondrite (Fa25, Fs21); about half the thin section consists of a fine-grained impact melt clast. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample LAR 06654 | ||||
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