Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18285 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24921 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.8 |
Weight (g) | 37.79 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 100% covered in a smooth and shiny fusion crust that is dark brown and gray with orange rust spots. There are lots of evaporites on the exterior. The interior has a heavily rusty dark brown matrix with metal and dark gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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