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Petrographic Descriptions (Select a sample)
| Sample No.: | LAR 04364 |
| Location: | Larkman Nunatak |
| Field No.: | 15485 |
| Dimensions (cm): | 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 |
| Weight (g): | 5.823 |
| Meteorite Type: | CV3 Chondrite |
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
40% black fusion crust with polygonal fractures covers the exterior. The interior is a weathered black matrix with evaporites and gray chondrules.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy, Lauren LaCroix and Linda Welzenbach
The section exhibits large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa1-36, with most Fa1-5. The meteorite is an unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrite, probably a CV3.
Thin Section Images
| Plane-Polarized Light LAR 04364 |
Cross Polarized Light LAR 04364 |
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