Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18341 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25439 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.1 |
Weight (g) | 7.26 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
Be | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kellye Pando | |
Exterior of rock is covered with brown varnish and has orange and dark red rust along with iridescent weathering spots. There are a few large, deep fractures that cut into the interior. Fresh interior is black matrix with small (less than 0.5 mm) light grey inclusions and metal throughout. Some orange rust mostly near exterior edges and light tan evaporites along fracture lines. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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