Sample No.:	LAP 04824
Location:	LaPaz Ice Field
Field No.:	17037
Dimensions (cm):	2.25 x 2.0 x 0.5
Weight (g):	1.706
Meteorite Type:	CM1 Chondrite

Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior is black/brown with no fusion crust. The interior is a soft black matrix with mm sized light color inclusions.

 

Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy, Lauren LaCroix and Linda Welzenbach
The section consists of a few small chondrules (up to 0.5 mm) that have been completely replaced by phyllosilicate set in an Fe-rich serpentine matrix. No isolated mineral grains or CAIs are apparent; sulfide grains are present. Unaltered olivine or pyroxene grains of sufficient size for microprobe analyses were not found. The meteorite is a highly altered CM1 chondrite.

Thin Section Images

Reflected Light LAP 04824

Lab Images