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Clear Grain In Orange Matrix

Microscope photograph: A clear, glassy grain sits in an orange-stained, pale matrix.

A clear, glassy grain sits in an orange-stained, pale matrix.

Meteorite check: Unlikely, because the features look sedimentary or terrestrial. Transparent grains in an orange matrix point to quartz or calcite in iron-stained sediment.

Not identified as carbonado. Specimens are under study and not lab-confirmed.

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