Name: Elephant Moraine 96103 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EET 96103 Observed fall: No Year found: 1996 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 4.3 g
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
This meteorite is a dull brown-black color with oxidation halos. The fusion crust covers 100% of the surface area. The interior is very weathered. It has a fine grained, sugary textured matrix with some metal. It is very rusty.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy
The section consists of an aggregate of small chondrules (most less than 0.5 mm), chondrule fragments and pyroxene grains with metal, troilite, daubreelite and niningerite. Weathering is extensive, including weathering veins. Enstatite is Fs0-2. One grain of free silica was analyzed and metal contains ~1.8 wt % Si. The meteorite is an EH4 chondrite.