Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18228 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25808 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.3 x 3.7 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 39.18 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is about 80% covered in rusty, dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed interior is rusty with inclusions. The interior has patches of light gray matrix that is heavily rusted and fractured with metal and a few white inclusions up to 1 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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