Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 03182 |
Newsletter | 28,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 14988 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 19.79 |
Original Classification | CM2 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 0-30;Ferrosilite (mol%): 1-2 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride | |
The exterior has fractured, purplish fusion crust on ~40% of its surface. The surface is rough with polygonal fractures. The black matrix has | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Linda Welzenbach, Tim McCoy | |
The section consists of abundant small chondrules (up to 1 mm), mineral grains and CAIs set in a black matrix; rare metal and sulfide grains are present. Olivine compositions are Fa0-30, with many grains Fa0-2; orthopyroxene is Fs1-2. The matrix consists dominantly of an Fe-rich serpentine. The meteorite is a CM2 chondrite. |
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