Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18282 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24981 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.6 |
Weight (g) | 35.23 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a rusty brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with fractures and evaporites. The exposed interior has large light gray and brown inclusions that are up to 3 mm in size. The interior is rusty dark brown and orange with metal present. There are no internal fractures but there are dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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