Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 14238 |
Newsletter | 39,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 23540 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 10.51 |
Original Classification | CK5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 30 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
Exterior is gray in color with black patches of fractured fusion crust. The meteorite has a pebbly texture with abundant fractures that penetrate the surface. The interior has a black matrix in middle of sample with gray weathered matrix surrounding it. Chondrules are visible and brown rusty oxidation is present. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section consists of large (up to 2 mm), well-defined chondrules in a matrix of finer-grained silicates, sulfides and abundant magnetite. The meteorite is little weathered, but extensively shock blackened. Silicates are homogeneous. Olivine is Fa30. The meteorite is a CK5 chondrite. |
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