Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 13119 |
Newsletter | 38,2 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 22487 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 |
Weight (g) | 2.58 |
Original Classification | CM2 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 0-19 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Mitchell Haller | |
85% of the exterior has black fusion crust with some fractures. Areas without fusion crust have a green tint. The interior has black matrix in the center and gray matrix around the edges. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The 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 Fa0-19. Aqueous alteration of the matrix is substantial and the chondrules are moderately altered. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite. |
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