Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | QUE 99145 |
Newsletter | 24,2 |
Location | Queen Alexandra Range |
Field Number | 11458 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.5 x 1.0 x 0.75 |
Weight (g) | 2.03 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride | |
90% of the exterior has dull brown/black fusion crust that is rusty in some areas. The interior is black with rusty areas. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach | |
This meteorite is a heavily shocked L5 chondrite (Fa24, Fs20). Shock blackening occurs throughout the meteorite, with finely disseminated metal-sulfide blebs and veins. In addition, a mm-wide shock vein crosscuts the section. |