Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18287 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25393 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.3 x 2.8 x 3.0 |
Weight (g) | 46.49 |
Original Classification | H4 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 75% covered in a very dark brown fusion crust that is rough with iridescent weathering spots and fractures. The exposed interior is rusty dark brown with dark gray spherical inclusions up to 1mm. The interior has a gray matrix with white and dark gray inclusions up to 2 mm. The interior has rusty dark brown patches with metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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