Name: Mount Wisting 95307 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: WSG 95307 Observed fall: No Year found: 1995 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 34.1 g
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz Fifty percent of the exterior of this meteorite has black fusion crust, the other 50% is dark brown with light clasts/chondrules on the surface. The interior is medium gray with some dark and light inclusions/chondrules. Chondrules are abundant. A thin vein of metal runs through the interior.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason The section shows a close-packed aggregate of chondrules and chondrule fragments (up to 2.5 mm across) in a dark matrix containing a small amount of nickel-iron and troilite. The meteorite is considerably weathered, with brown limonitic staining throughout the section. Microprobe analyses show olivine and pyroxene of variable composition: olivine, Fa18-26,, mean Fa22; pyroxene, Fs11-22.. The meteorite is classified as an L3 chondrite (estimated L3.8).