Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 15550 |
Newsletter | 42,2 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 23663 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.4 x 1.0 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 2.50 |
Original Classification | H5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
Most of the exterior is a rusty brown with patches of fusion crust. The interior is rusty brown. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section is an H5 chondrite with a network of shock veins containing metal/sulfide blebs cross-cutting the sample. Olivine is Fa19, pyroxene is Fs17. |
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