Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18302 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25017 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 |
Weight (g) | 11.50 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The sample is shaped like an arrowhead. The exterior is 60% covered in smooth, dark brown and flaky fusion crust. The exposed interior is smooth, dark brown and orange with evaporites. The interior has a gray matrix that is heavily rusted dark brown with metal and light gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample DOM 18302 | ||||
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