Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18268 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25370 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.0 x 3.5 x 1.9 |
Weight (g) | 30.75 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 18 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a smooth and shiny dark brown fusion crust with rusty weathering spots. The interior has a rusty orange-brown matrix with metal present. There are white and black inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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