Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18263 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25125 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 4.6 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 32.47 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 60% covered in fusion crust that is rough black with dark brown weathering spots and fractures. The interior has a gray matrix that is rusty orange-brown near the rim and around interior fractures. There are white and dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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