Name: Larkman Nunatak 06719 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LAR 06719 Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 15.3 g
40% of this achondrite’s exterior is covered with vesicular black fusion crust with polygonal fractures. The interior is a rusty matrix with clear and dark glassy inclusions. The meteorite is friable and has evaporites.
Thin Section (,6) Description - Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
The section consists of an aggregate of large olivine and pyroxene grains up to 2 mm across. Individual olivine grains are rimmed by carbon-rich material containing traces of metal. Olivine is Fa16-20 and pigeonite is Fs1-15 Wo3-9. The meteorite is a ureilite.
15.3 g
