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40,2 |
Location |
Elephant Moraine |
Field Number |
24489 |
Dimensions (cm) |
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) |
8.37 |
Original Classification |
Howardite |
Fayalite (mol%): 32-53;Ferrosilite (mol%): 91-93 |
A |
B |
There is a black, glassy fusion crust covering 70% of the rock. The fusion crust is fractured and some fractures penetrate the interior of the rock. The exposed surface reveals a gray matrix with white inclusions and minor amounts of orange and yellow rust. The interior gray matrix contains beige clasts (up to 1 cm in size) and white clasts (up to 2 mm in size). |
The section shows a groundmass of comminuted pyroxene and plagioclase (up to 0.5 mm) with fine- to coarse-grained basaltic clasts ranging up to 2 mm. Most of the pyroxene is orthopyroxene with compositions ranging from Fs32-53Wo2-39 and feldspar An91-93Or0.4. The meteorite is a howardite. Possible pairing with EET 87512 should be considered. |