PAT 10308,2
Object Details
- Notes
- # NASA data for PAT 10308 Weathering: B/C Fracturing: A Fa: 24-27 mol % Fs: 20 mol %
- The exterior has brown/black fusion crust with oxidation haloes. The interior is dark gray to black matrix with some lighter gray areas with rusty oxidation and a large piece of metal.
- This meteorite is an L5 chondrite, but most of the section (~60%) is a large piece of Fe-Ni metal. Olivine compositions are Fa₂₄₋₂₇and pyroxenes are Fs₂₀Wo₁.
- Record Last Modified
- 31 Jan 2024
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Data Source
- NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.
- Collection Date
- 2010
- 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_11414564
- Usage
- CC0
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