Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 15530 |
Newsletter | 40,2 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 25888 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.0 x 0.7 x 0.7 |
Weight (g) | 0.74 |
Original Classification | Ureilite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 10-18;Ferrosilite (mol%): 15 | |
Weathering | |
A | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Doug Ross | |
The exterior is shiny black. The interior contains coarse metallic inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section consists of an aggregate of large olivine and pyroxene grains up to 1 mm across. Individual olivine grains are rimmed by carbon-rich material containing traces of metal. Olivines have cores of Fa18, with rims reduced to Fa10. Pigeonite is Fs15Wo9. The meteorite is a ureilite. |
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