Bob's Bulletin
A newsletter for "orphaned" meteorites from the USA.
| Field ID Number | N130926B |
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| Newsletter | 01-1 |
| Location | Nevada, USA |
| Thin-section ID Number | V009 |
| Dimensions | 3.0 x 2.25 x 2.25 |
| Weight | 20.5 grams |
| Class | Ordinary Chondrite |
| 1 (very likely) | |
| 1 (most likely) | |
| Macroscopic Description -- R. Verish | |
| The exterior of this ordinary chondrite has dark-brown, relict fusion-crust with contraction cracks. The interior has a beige matrix with low metal content and the chondrules and inclusions of various sizes. | |
| Thin Section Description -- R. Verish | |
| The section exhibits various-sized but poorly-defined chondrules (up to 1 mm) in a light-brown matrix of fine-grained silicates, troilite and rare metal. The meteorite is very-mildly weathered. Weak shock effects are present. Silicates are equilibrated. This meteorite is probably an equilibrated L-chondrite. | |
USA Orphaned Meteorite Images for Specimen ID# N130929B
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