Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18229 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25837 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.3 x 2.8 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 29.74 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 60% covered in smooth, rusty brown fusion crust. The exposed interior is rusty brown and smooth with rusty circular inclusions. The interior is heavily rusted with metal and black inclusions up to 1 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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