Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18246 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25664 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.1 x 3.2 x 2.5 |
Weight (g) | 66.65 |
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 fusion dark brown crust is shiny and pitted. The interior has a dark brown and orange matrix with dark gray and black inclusions up to 2 mm in size. There is metal present, rusty in some areas. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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