Name: Klein Glacier 98300 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: KLE 98300 Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 33.6 g
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior of this meteorite has brown black fusion crust over 70% of its surface area. It has a rough texture and minor evaporates. The exposed interior has a rusty black color. The interior is a dark gray, almost metallic appearing, hard, dense material. Evaporites are present. A sulfurous odor emanates from the freshly broken faces. Circular shaped "vugs" less then 1 mm in size are visible.
Thin Section (, 4) Description: Tim McCoy, Linda Welzenbach
The section shows an aggregate of chondrules (up to 1 mm), chondrule fragments, and pyroxene grains in a matrix of about 30% metal and sulfide. Chondrules contain moderate to small abundances of olivine. Weathering is modest, with staining of some enstatite grains and minor alteration of metal and sulfides. Microprobe analyses show the olivine is Fa0-1 and pyroxene is Fs0-2. The meteorite is a type 3 enstatite chondrite, probably an EH3.