Name: LaPaz Icefield 031062 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LAP 031062 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 12.3 g
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
50% of the exterior of this eucrite has black fusion crust with glassy patches. The interior is tan to light brown with no metal and black and white specks are visible.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Valerie Reynolds
This meteorite consists of a brecciated matrix that contains abundant coarse (up to 2 mm) mineral fragments and rare polyminerallic clusters. Mineral compositions are relatively homogeneous with orthopyroxene (Fs41Wo1), lamellae of augite (Fs17Wo41), and plagioclase (An89Or0.5). The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~28. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.