Rocks From Space Picture of the Day                          October 10, 2007

Bassikounou H5 -

Thin section in crossed polarized light.

A one millimeter diameter barred olivine chondrule with a very thick, multi layered igneous rim which contains numerous blebs of  metal/sulfide.

© Jeff Hodges, John Kashuba, Anne Black

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