Sample Petrographic Description
| Sample Number | MIL 15480 |
| Newsletter | 42,2 |
| Location | Miller Range |
| Field Number | 23680 |
| Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 2.5 x 0,8 |
| Weight (g) | 10.82 |
| Original Classification | CV3 Chondrite |
| Pairing | MIL 15480; MIL 15555 |
| Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
| Fayalite (mol%): 1-10 | |
| Weathering | |
| B | |
| Fracturing | |
| A | |
| Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
| The exterior has black/brown fusion crust some rusty weathered surfaces. The interior is a dark gray to black matrix with some oxidation and lighter inclusions. | |
| Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
| These sections exhibit large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Fine-grained sulfides occur in the matrix. Olivines range from Fa1-10. The meteorites are similar enough to be paired and are unequilibrated CV3 chondrites. | |
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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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