Sample Petrographic Description
| Sample Number | LAR 12049 |
| Newsletter | 36,2 |
| Location | Larkman Nunatak |
| Field Number | 23979 |
| Dimensions (cm) | 4.0 x 2.1 x 1.5 |
| Weight (g) | 23.13 |
| Original Classification | CV3 Chondrite |
| Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
| Fayalite (mol%): 1-32 | |
| Weathering | |
| B | |
| Fracturing | |
| A/B | |
| Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
| The exterior is covered with fractured brown/black fusion crust with a rough texture. Exposed areas without fusion crust are dark gray to black in color with some oxidation. The interior is a dull gray to black matrix with a few lighter inclusions and oxidation. | |
| Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Linda Welzenbach | |
| The section exhibits large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa1-32. The meteorite is an unequilibrated CV3 chondrite. | |
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| Field photo image(s) courtesy of the ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah | ||||
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