Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18259 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25810 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 9.68 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 98% covered in a smooth and shiny fusion crust that is dark brown with iridescent weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed interior is dark brown and rusty. The interior has a very dark brown and black matrix that is rusty. There are white inclusions up to 2 mm in size and metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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