Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18288 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25347 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.0 x 3.8 x 2.7 |
Weight (g) | 63.88 |
Original Classification | H4 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 95% covered in a very dark brown fusion crust that is rough with iridescent weathering spots and fractures. The exposed interior is rusty brown with white and gray inclusions up to 1 mm in size. The interior has a gray matrix with white inclusions up to 3 mm and black inclusions up to 2 mm. There are rust patches near the rim of the fusion crust that contain metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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