Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18250 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25180 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 4.2 x 2.8 |
Weight (g) | 47.07 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
Be | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 50% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that has rusty iridescent weathering spots and small fractures. There are evaporites. The exposed interior is light gray and rusty dark brown with white inclusions up to 2 mm. The interior has a light gray matrix with white inclusions up to 1 mm. There are interior fractures that are rusty and there are black patches near the fusion crust rim. Metal is present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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