Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 05010 |
Newsletter | 30,1 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 18143 |
Dimensions (cm) | 11.0 x 7.0 x 4.5 |
Weight (g) | 582.40 |
Original Classification | H4 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
The exterior of this ordinary chondrite has black fusion crust with oxidation haloes and some brown weathered and rusty areas. The interior is a brownish gray matrix with metal and mm sized inclusions. Black veins are visible. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Valerie Reynolds | |
This H4 chondrite (Fa19Fs16) is cross-cut by shock veins up to 5 mm thick that contain olivine grains mosaicized and stained by shock. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample MIL 05010 | ||||
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