Name: LaPaz Icefield 031125 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LAP 031125 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 7 g
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior of this meteorite is a dull brown color with no fusion crust. The interior of this ordinary chondrite is black, friable and has some rust.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Valerie Reynolds and Tim McCoy
The meteorite exhibits a relatively coarse (50-100 micron grain size), equigranular silicate matrix including rounded to irregular, metal-sulfide blebs reaching 0.5 mm and vesicles reaching 0.5 mm. Mafic silicate compositions (Fa17, Fs16) indicate H chondrite parentage and texture suggests it is an impact melt.