Name: Lonewolf Nunataks 94101 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LON 94101 Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 2.8 kg
Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
LON94101 consists of abundant friable pieces, none of which fit
together. This sample contains small (2-3 cm) patches of purplish-red
fusion crust. It is black, heavily fractured, and contains green
inclusions in the millimeter to centimeter size range. There
are also some rusted clasts and small (<1 mm) angular white
flecks. The exterior has a greenish tinge where the interior
is black. Interior clasts consist of angular tan colored inclusions
that are ~3-4 mm in size. Also visible are several rounded white
clasts with a sugary texture that are about 3 mm in diameter.
Thin Section (,12 and ,14) Description: Brian Mason
The sections show a few chondrules, up to 0.4 mm across, some
irregular aggregates, and numerous small mineral grains in a black
matrix. LON94101,12 has two pale green-gray granular enclaves,
one 2.9 mm and the other 1.8 mm across. The mineral grains are
almost entirely olivine, near Mg2SiO4 in composition, with a few
iron-rich grains. A small amount of pyroxene, near MgSiO3 in
composition, is present. The matrix consists largely of iron-rich
serpentine. The larger enclave consists almost entirely of serpentine,
similar in composition to the matrix. The smaller enclave consists
largely of enstatite (Fs1-3), with a little olivine (Fa2) and
some carbonate grains, both calcite and dolomite. The meteorite
is a C2 chondrite.