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Expedition:
Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET)  Search this
Place:
Antarctica
Collection Date:
1987
Notes:
# NASA data for EET 87513 Weathering: A/B Fracturing: A Pairing: EET 87503 Fs: 17-53 mol % NTL: 5 ± 1 krad
All of these specimens retain at least a patch of fusion crust. EET 87513 is completely covered. All have a light gray matrix hosting a variety of angular clasts: fine-grained monomineralic clasts, coarse-grained feldspathic clasts, and aphanitic black clasts ranging from sub-mm to 2 cm in size.
Record Last Modified:
4 Aug 2025
Specimen Count:
1
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Mineral Sciences
Meteorites
Antarctic Polished Thin Section Collection
Digital Collection: Micrographs
Data Source:
NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/315cab6e2-2e2f-4c45-9383-31db13d79c31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhmineralsciences_1039874