Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18305 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25032 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 30.88 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 70% covered in a smooth and shiny, dark brown fusion crust that has rusty weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusty orange and dark brown with evaporites. The interior has a gray matrix that has heavily rusted dark brown patches. There are light gray inclusions and metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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