Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 13226 |
Newsletter | 40,1 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 24319 |
Dimensions (cm) | 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.6 |
Weight (g) | 0.66 |
Original Classification | EH3 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Ferrosilite (mol%): 0-1 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite, Tim McCoy | |
98% of the exterior has brown fractured fusion crust with oxidation. The meteorite exhibits a black interior. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section shows an aggregate of chondrules (up to 1 mm), chondrule fragments, and pyroxene grains in a matrix of about 30% metal and sulfide. Weathering is severe. Microprobe analyses show the pyroxene is Fs0-1 and that the Fe,Ni metal contains 2.5 wt. % Si. The meteorite is an EH3 chondrite. |
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