Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 13233 |
Newsletter | 40,1 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 23723 |
Dimensions (cm) | 0.6 x 0.5 x 0.2 |
Weight (g) | 0.13 |
Original Classification | CM2 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 0-2 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite, Tim McCoy | |
98% black fusion crust covers the exterior surface. The meteorite exhibits a black interior. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy, Nicole Lunning | |
The section consists of abundant small (up to 1 mm) chondrules, and mineral fragments in a dark matrix. Rare sulfides occur within the matrix. Olivine ranges in composition from Fa0-2. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite. |
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