Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18258 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25428 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.8 x 1.5 x 1.9 |
Weight (g) | 18.45 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 50% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that has rusty, pitted and iridescent weathering spots but is still smooth. The exposed interior is black and brown with light gray inclusion up to 1 mm in size. The interior has a light gray matrix with areas of orange-brown rust. There are black inclusions up to 2 mm, white inclusions up to 3 mm and metal present. The sample is friable. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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