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43,1 |
Location |
Elephant Moraine |
Field Number |
24411 |
Dimensions (cm) |
1.9 x 1.6 x 1.2 |
Weight (g) |
6.41 |
Original Classification |
L3.5 Chondrite |
Fayalite (mol%): 1-26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 9-22 |
A/B |
A/B |
Dark brown fusion crust with rough areas and iridescent weathering spots. Interior is a fine grain black matrix with light colored chondrules up to 2 mm, some rusting. One chondrule has dark green minerals inside of it. |
The section exhibits numerous 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 present. The meteorite is moderately weathered. Silicates are unequilibrated; olivines range from Fa1-26 and pyroxenes from Fs9-22. The meteorite is an L3 chondrite (estimated subtype 3.5). |