Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18261 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25114 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.6 x 4.5 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 41.02 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a dark orange-brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots. Some of the fusion crust is black and rough but most of it is smooth and dull. The interior has a dark brown matrix with metal and black inclusions. There are areas of black matrix with large white inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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