Bob's Bulletin
A newsletter for "orphaned" meteorites from the USA.
| Field ID Number | N130912 |
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| Newsletter | 01-1 |
| Location | Nevada, USA |
| Thin-section ID Number | V007 |
| Dimensions | 3.0 x 2.25 x 2.25 |
| Weight | 14.68 grams |
| Class | Ordinary Chondrite |
| 2 (very likely) | |
| 1 (most likely) | |
| Macroscopic Description -- R. Verish | |
| The exterior of this ordinary chondrite has dark brown fusion crust. The interior is a dark brown matrix with low metal content and the chondrules and inclusions of various sizes. | |
| Thin Section Description -- R. Verish | |
| The section exhibits numerous, small, but well-defined chondrules (up to 1 mm) in a brownish-black matrix of fine-grained silicates, troilite and rare metal. Polysynthetically twinned pyroxene is abundant. The meteorite is mildly weathered. Weak shock effects are present. Silicates are equilibrated. This meteorite is probably an H-chondrite. | |
USA Orphaned Meteorite Images for Specimen ID# N130912
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