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Weight:
29.24 g
Place:
Antarctica
Collection Date:
2017
Notes:
# NASA data for NOD 17259 Weathering: B Fracturing: B Fa: 26 mol % Fs: 22 mol % Magnetic Susceptibility: 5.26
A black fractured pitted fusion crust with orange iridescent weathering spots covers about 15% of the exterior. Exposed area is made up of a granular texture with numerous spherical clasts and minimal matrix. Clasts are mostly dark grey-brown and large (up to 3mm). Clasts and matrix are coated with a varnish and matrix is a weathered dark red-brown color. Fresh interior is grey matrix with dark grey-black inclusions and metal throughout. There are large areas of orange rust.
