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Weight:
5 g
Place:
Antarctica
Collection Date:
2012
Notes:
# NASA data for LAR 12043 Weathering: Be Fracturing: A/B Fa: 18 mol % Fs: 16 mol % Magnetic Susceptibility: 5.21
Black/brown fusion crust covers 65% with 0.5-1.5cm weathering halos (rust surrounded by white areas); a few fractures cut into the interior. Exposed surface is red/brown; vesicular appearence; orange rust and white inclusions (evaporires?) visible. Interior id dark brown groundmass; full of orange/red rust; white inclusions (Evaporites?) present; shiny metals throughout.
