MET 00495,2
Object Details
- Notes
- # NASA data for MET 00495 Weathering: A Fracturing: A/B Fa: 28 mol % Fs: 23 mol %
- 100% of the exterior is covered with brown and black fusion crust with oxidation halos and polygonal fractures. The interior is light gray matrix with a few metal rich areas 1-2.5 centimeters long. Some in globs. Metal is brassy in color with some giving a "peacock ore" multicolored reflection. Medium gray, sub-euhedral clasts of various sizes (2 millimeter to 1 centimeter) along with small, round white chondrules are visible.
- Record Last Modified
- 31 Jan 2024
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Data Source
- NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.
- Collection Date
- 2000
- Expedition
- Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET)
- Place
- Antarctica
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- Mineral Sciences
- Meteorites
- Antarctic Polished Thin Section Collection
- Digital Collection: Micrographs
- Record ID
- nmnhmineralsciences_10260243
