Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18209 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25142 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 |
Weight (g) | 8.53 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a shiny, smooth, dark brown fusion crust with rusty iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is white with orange dust. The interior has a light gray matrix with orange stained white inclusions up to 1 mm in size. There are also black inclusions. There are rusty brown patches near the rim of the fusion crust. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample DOM 18209 | ||||
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