Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 15347 |
Newsletter | 42,2 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 25855 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 5.37 |
Original Classification | CM1 Chondrite |
Weathering | |
Be | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
The exterior has black/brown fusion crust, frothy in areas with some evaporites visible. The interior is a dark gray to black matrix with some weathering and tiny light inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section consists of small (up to 0.5 mm) completely altered chondrules set in an altered matrix. Rare sulfide grains are present. No unaltered mafic silicates remain. A few rare calcite grains were encountered. The meteorite is a CM1 chondrite. |
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