Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | QUE 93517 |
Newsletter | 18,2 |
Location | Queen Alexandra Range |
Field Number | 8162 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.4 |
Weight (g) | 0.92 |
Original Classification | Mesosiderite |
Pairing | QUE 86900; QUE 93001; QUE 93002; QUE 93126; QUE 93150; QUE 93517; QUE 93575; QUE 93584; QUE 93586; QUE 94614; QUE 94639; |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Ferrosilite (mol%): 24-54 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Carol Schwarz, Robbie Marlow | |
These weathered, small, angular fragments contain little or no fusion crust and have a dark red-brown color. The smallest two fragments, QUE93517 and 93586, are now entirely embedded in epoxy. | |
Thin Section Description (,1) - Brian Mason | |
Microprobe analyses of these sections show a wide range of pyroxene compositions (Fs14-57). The meteorites are classified as mesosiderites. They are very similar to the larger mesosiderite QUE 86900 (Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 10(2), 1987), with which they are probably paired. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample QUE 93517 | ||||
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