Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | SCO 06042 |
Newsletter | 31,1 |
Location | Scott Glaciers |
Field Number | 17732 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.25 x 1.25 |
Weight (g) | 6.38 |
Original Classification | CM2 Chondrite |
Pairing | SCO 06012; SCO 06013; SCO 06014; SCO 06042; |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 0-36 | |
Weathering | |
C | |
Fracturing | |
C | |
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride | |
The exteriors are brown/black and have a rough, lumpy texture. The interiors are a fine grained black matrix with oxidation rinds. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Cari Corrigan, Linda Welzenbach | |
The sections consist of a few small chondrules (up to 0.5 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; rare metal and sulfide grains are present. Extensive pre-terrestrial alteration is present in many of the chondrules, some of which are completely altered. Olivine compositions are Fa0-39. The matrix consists dominantly of an Fe-rich serpentine. The meteorites are CM2 chondrites. |
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