Name: Elephant Moraine 96341 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EET 96341 Observed fall: No Year found: 1996 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 26 g
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride The exterior of this meteorite has black polygonal fractured fusion crust over its entire surface. Oxidation halos are present. The interior is steel gray, fined grained matrix with a sugary texture. There is a minor amount of rust and metal visible. Dark mm sized inclusions are present. This meteorite was very hard.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy This section consists of an aggregate of small chondrules (most less than 0.5 mm), chondrule fragments and pyroxene grains with metal and troilite. Weathering is relatively minor. Enstatite is Fs0-4. One grain of free silica was analyzed and metal contains ~2.4 wt. % Si. The meteorite is an EH4-5 chondrites and may be paired with EET96135.
26 g
