Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18243 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25745 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.2 x 2.3 x 2.3 |
Weight (g) | 32.03 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 18;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The smooth and shiny fusion crust is dark brown with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is light gray and rusty dark brown. The interior has a rusty dark orange matrix with dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm in size and one of the inclusions is 3 mm. There is metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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