Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18345 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25415 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 9.80 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Kellye Pando | |
Exterior of rock is covered with brown varnish and has orange and dark red rust along with iridescent weathering spots and some white evaporites present. Fresh interior has a matrix that is rusted to a dark orange/brown with metal throughout. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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