Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | EET 16129 |
Newsletter | 40,2 |
Location | Elephant Moraine |
Field Number | 24484 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 |
Weight (g) | 0.72 |
Original Classification | CM1/2 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 1-38 | |
Weathering | |
Be | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
The exterior has black/brown fusion crust with some rusty areas. Interior is a black fine grained matrix with some weathered areas. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section consists of small (up to 0.5 mm) completely altered chondrules set in an altered matrix. Rare sulfide grains are present. Few unaltered mafic silicates remain with olivine compositions of Fa1-38. A few rare calcite grains were encountered. The meteorite is a CM1/2 chondrite. |
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