Sand sample No. 5214 from Meteorite (Mars)

 

Origin:Meteorite (Mars)

Meteorite-Name:

Northwest Africa 6963 (NWA 6963)

Place of discovery:

Morocco (28.0025°N, 11.1316°W)

Date of Collection:

2011

Type:

Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

Mineral compositions and Geochemistry:

Microprobe examination of a polished epoxy mount shows 60% pyroxene, 35% maskelynite, 2% ulvöspinel, 2% melt pockets with silica, minor merrillite, trace chlorapatite and pyrrhotite. Pyroxenes show core-to-rim zonation. Pyroxene grains 200 μm to >1 mm, maskelynite domains 50 μm to >1 mm. Two distinct pyroxene compositional trends. Pigeonite Fs29Wo11En59 to Fs58Wo16En26, average: Fs39.7±7.7 Wo13.0±2.3 Fe/Mn=33±3 N=108. Augite Fs21Wo34En45 to Fs39Wo31En30, average: Fs28.1±6.2Wo31.6±1.9 Fe/Mn=31±3 N=24. Maskelynite Or2.3±0.7Ab

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International Society for Meteorities and Planetary Science

The Meteoritical Society Database
The Meteoritical Bulletin