PAT 91501,5 (USNM 6809)

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Expedition:

Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET)

Notes:

# NASA data for PAT 91501 Weathering: B Fracturing: B/C Pairing: PAT 91501 Fa: 24 mol % Fs: 20 mol % NTL: 20.4 ± 0.1 krad

The exterior of this handsome green rock is extremely polished but no fusion crust remains on any of the many fragments collected. A minute amount of evaporite deposit lines some of the thin exterior fractures. Large (>1 cm) inclusions of copper-colored sulfides are scattered throughout this meteorite. One area shows a highly vesicular texture on both interior and exterior surfaces.

A 2 mm-thick weathering rind was noted when PAT91501 was cleaved. The interior is coarse-grained, has a granular texture, and is very green in color.

Record Last Modified:

31 Jan 2024

Specimen Count:

1

USNM Number:

USNM 6809

Weight:

597.243 g

Place:

Antarctica

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Record ID:

nmnhmineralsciences_1026865

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/377158b76-a482-4a01-9c8d-8991cdaa0692

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