Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18226 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25812 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 2.4 x 2.5 |
Weight (g) | 23.96 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is about 60% covered in rusty, dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed interior is rusty with inclusions. The interior has a light gray matrix with white and black inclusions and metal. There are rusty patches and a few fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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