Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18245 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25134 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 |
Weight (g) | 96.02 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
Be | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is smooth and black with iridescent weathering spots, fractures, and evaporites. The interior has a black matrix with lots of metal present. There is black weathering and dark orange-brown rust along interior fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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