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28,1 |
Location |
Sandford Cliffs |
Field Number |
13921 |
Dimensions (cm) |
3.5 x 2.0 x 3.0 |
Weight (g) |
29.19 |
Original Classification |
Eucrite (Brecciated) |
Ferrosilite (mol%): 48-59 |
A/B |
A/B |
100% of the exterior has rough, black fusion crust with small glassy patches. The interior gray matrix has gray and white inclusions with thin hairline fractures. |
This section includes coarse- to fine-grained basaltic clasts up to 2 mm in a comminuted matrix of plagioclase and pyroxene. Pyroxene is dominantly pigeonite to subcalcic augite (Fs48-59Wo4-16) and plagioclase is An82-95. The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~30. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite. |