Layer
Name
PCA02010 meteorite pellet
Physical characteristics
Type of layer
pellet
Thickness
0.8  $\pm$ 0.01  $mm$
Mass
0.301 $\pm$ 0.0015 $g$
Texture
compact poor grained
Type of porosity
closed pores
Porosity
0.0e+00
Formation mode
pressing granular materials
Temperature
22.0  $^{\circ}C$
Pressure
400000.0  $\pm$ 1000.0  $None$
Comments
The powder mixture "meteorite + KBr" was pressed to 400 bars under atmospheric pressure in order to obtain a 13 mm diameter pellet of good optical quality
Number
2
Arrangement
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
bulk PCA02010 powder 0.001 0.00332225913621262 30–50 mg of rock were ground in a dry agate mortar. Out of this mass, 1.0 mg was weighed.
KBr matrix matrix containing the meteorite powder grains 0.3 0.996677740863787