Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18200 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25127 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.0 x 2.8 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 29.98 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 18;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is completely covered in a dull, smooth fusion crust that is dark brown with numerous small iridescent weathering spots and fractures. The interior has a gray matrix with dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm. There is rusty dark brown edges near the fusion crust. The metal that is present is up to 1 mm. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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