Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 07424 |
Newsletter | 34,1 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 18697 |
Dimensions (cm) | 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.3 |
Weight (g) | 0.36 |
Original Classification | Mesosiderite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Ferrosilite (mol%): 19-27 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
The exterior has some brown/black fusion crust with rusty areas. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Linda Welzenbach | |
The section consists largely of nickel-iron, with a minor amount of silicate material. Much of the silicate material consists of single pyroxene and plagioclase, but with some crystals up to 0.5 mm long; rare olivine crystals are also present. Pyroxene compositions are Fs19-27Wo1-3. Plagioclase compositions are An90. This meteorite is a mesosiderite. |
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