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From: Mineralogy of some evolved LL chondrites with reference to asteroid materials and solar system evolution

Figure 1

Photomicrograms of polished thin sections (PTS) of three LL chondrites from Antarctica. Left column; entire PTSs: open light; width is 1.2 cm. (a) Breccia textures with many crystalline clasts in Y-981971,51-1. (b) The entire view of Y-793214,92-1 PTS. (c) An entire PTS of Y-790782,91-2 LL. Right column: enlarged views of those on the left side, width 1.3 mm. Open polarized light: (d) an unbrecciated granulitic clast in Y-981971,51-1 LL. (e) An unbrecciated granulitic mass with an opaque vein in Y-793214 LL. (f) Opaque spherules in Y-790782 LL PTS.

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