Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18084 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24838 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.6 |
Weight (g) | 9.53 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Kellye Pando | |
Entire exterior is covered with a dark orange, brown and black splotchy varnish and some large fractures cutting into the interior and almost all the way through the entire stone. Fresh interior is very dark orange-brown matrix with dark brown-black areas along fracture lines. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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