Sample No.: EET87726; 87778; 87823

Dimensions (cm): 7x4x1.5; 7.5x4x2.5; 5x3x2.5

Weight (g): 82.5; 161.7; 95.4

Location: Elephant Moraine

Meteorite Type: H3 chondrite

Field Number: 4553; 4690; 4679;

Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz

These three weathered fragments have thin fusion crust covering ~50% of their exterior surfaces. The interior surfaces are heavily oxidized, obliterating any features present. EET87778 and 87823 are very coherent, making them extremely difficult to break.

Thin Section (EET87726,3; 778,3; 823,2) Description: Brian Mason

These meteorites are so similar in texture and mineral composition that the possibility of pairing should be considered. The sections show a close-packed aggregate of chondrules and chondrule fragments, up to 1.5 mm across, in a minor amount of granular matrix containing considerable nickel-iron and lesser troilite. A variety of chondrule types is present, mostly porphyritic and granular olivine and olivine-pyroxene, but some cryptocrystalline and radiating pyroxene chondrules were seen. Microprobe analyses show olivine and pyroxene of variable composition: olivine, Fa13-17, mean Fa15 (CV FeO is 7); pyroxene, Fs11-16. The meteorites are classified as H3 chondrites, estimated H3.9.