Catalina 316 - 145g

Physical characteristics: Dark brown stone. Cut surface reveals a black interior with abundant metal and vugs about 500 μm.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) This ordinary chondrite is very recrystallized with only faint remnants of chondrules. It is characterized by abundant shock veins, opaque veinlets, opaque grains with a eutectic mixture of metal and sulfide. Shock darkening is pervasive.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6). Shock darkened.