Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18206 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25122 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.9 x 1.8 x 1.3 |
Weight (g) | 6.91 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a dark brown and orange fusion crust that has a large fracture through the middle. There are evaporites. The interior is very dark brown with metal. The fracture didn't go through the entire interior. There is orange-brown rust and evaporites. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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