Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 11025 |
Newsletter | 38,1 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 23871 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 6.64 |
Original Classification | CM2 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 0-50 | |
Weathering | |
A | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Mitchell Haller | |
The exterior has 40% black fusion crust, areas without fusion crust are greenish in color. The interior is a black matrix with little to no weathering. White inclusions are visible. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
This section consists of a few small chondrules (up to 0.5 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; rare metal and sulfide grains are present. Olivine compositions are Fa0-50. Aqueous alteration of the matrix is substantial, but the chondrules are only modestly altered. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite. |
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