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36,1 |
Location |
Dominion Range |
Field Number |
21796 |
Dimensions (cm) |
4.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 |
Weight (g) |
47.51 |
Original Classification |
L3 Chondrite |
Updated Classification |
L3.8 Chondrite |
Fayalite (mol%): 3-41;Ferrosilite (mol%): 4-20 |
B |
B |
50% of the exterior is covered with thin black fusion crust. The rusty black matrix has numerous multicolored chondrules and abundant metal. |
The section exhibits numerous small, well-defined chondrules (up to 1.5 mm) in a black matrix of fine-grained silicates, metal and troilite. Weak shock effects are present. Polysynthetically twinned pyroxene is extremely abundant. The meteorite is moderately weathered. Silicates are unequilibrated; olivines range from Fa3-41, with most grains Fa, and pyroxenes from Fs4-20Wo0-2. The meteorite is an L3 chondrite (estimated subtype 3.8). |
Classification updated to L3.8, as announced in AMN vol. 36, no. 1. |