98.49 grams. 50 x 40 x 25 mm. Acapulcoite
Fall not observed. Found 2001 in Antarctica.
Location Map of Antarctic Finds
AMN writes:
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride
The exteriors of these meteorites are covered with brown/black fusion crust with oxidation haloes. The interiors are a fine-grained, rusty, crystalline material with some metal.
Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach
The meteorites are so similar that a single description suffices. The sections consist of an equigranular aggregate with grains up to 0.5 mm. Minerals include olivine (Fa8-9), orthopyroxene (Fs9), chromian diopside (Fs3-4Wo44-45), phosphates, metal and troilite. Metal and sulfide occur as large grains, veinlets and metal-sulfide blebs within orthopyroxene. Weathering is moderate, with extensive staining. The meteorites are acapulcoites.
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