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434 grams. 70 x 65 x 50 mm. Eucrite-br AMN writes:Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride 90% of the exterior has shiny, black fusion crust with thin 'ripples'. The interior is a light gray matrix with gray, black, and white angular clasts. A few rust halos are visible. Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach and Cari Corrigan This meteorite is dominated by fine-grained basaltic material which occurs as both the host and clasts. Occasional coarser-grained clasts, with grain sizes up to 2 mm, are observed. Pyroxene exhibits a range of compositions from orthopyroxene of Fs58Wo3 to augite of Fs29Wo41. Single pyroxene grains often exhibit lamellae of orthopyroxene and augite. Plagioclase is An90Or0.5. The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~30. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite. Click to view larger photos #1 #2 #3
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride 90% of the exterior has shiny, black fusion crust with thin 'ripples'. The interior is a light gray matrix with gray, black, and white angular clasts. A few rust halos are visible. Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach and Cari Corrigan This meteorite is dominated by fine-grained basaltic material which occurs as both the host and clasts. Occasional coarser-grained clasts, with grain sizes up to 2 mm, are observed. Pyroxene exhibits a range of compositions from orthopyroxene of Fs58Wo3 to augite of Fs29Wo41. Single pyroxene grains often exhibit lamellae of orthopyroxene and augite. Plagioclase is An90Or0.5. The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~30. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.
90% of the exterior has shiny, black fusion crust with thin 'ripples'. The interior is a light gray matrix with gray, black, and white angular clasts. A few rust halos are visible.
This meteorite is dominated by fine-grained basaltic material which occurs as both the host and clasts. Occasional coarser-grained clasts, with grain sizes up to 2 mm, are observed. Pyroxene exhibits a range of compositions from orthopyroxene of Fs58Wo3 to augite of Fs29Wo41. Single pyroxene grains often exhibit lamellae of orthopyroxene and augite. Plagioclase is An90Or0.5. The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~30. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.