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Location |
Larkman Nunatak |
Field Number |
19354 |
Dimensions (cm) |
2.5 x 1.75 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) |
6.25 |
Original Classification |
CK6 Chondrite |
Fayalite (mol%): 34;Ferrosilite (mol%): 10 |
Ce |
C |
The exterior is a weathered dull black with chocolate brown patches of fusion crust. The interior is a gray matrix with rust and evaporites. It has a soft texture with low or no metal. |
The section consists of a coarse-grained mixture of olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase, magnetite and sulfides. Rare relict chondrules are observed and the section is cross-cut by veins and networks of shock-melt that includes micron-sized silicates, magnetite and sulfides. Mafic silicates are homogeneous. Olivine is Fa34 and augite is Fs10Wo48. Plagioclase is variable (An62-89). The meteorite is a shock-veined CK6 chondrite. |
The oxygen isotopic composition of a magnetic, whole-rock fraction is δ18O = -5.684, -5.789, δ17O = -2.171, -2.348, Δ17O = -4.54, -4.55, within the range of CK chondrites. |