Name: MacAlpine Hills 02779 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: MAC 02779 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 0.3 g
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior of these carbonaceous chondrites ranges from black to brown with rusty areas. Some metal is visible.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy
The sections of these very small meteorites consist of a few small chondrules (up to 1 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; rare metal and sulfide grains are present. Olivine compositions are Fa1-39, with a peak at Fa1-3. The matrix consists dominantly of an Fe-rich serpentine. The meteorites are CM2 chondrites.