Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18403 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25102 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 10.68 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown and smooth with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusted and dark brown with areas of light gray matrix and gray inclusions. The fusion crust is also fractured. The interior has light gray and heavily rusted matrix. There are white inclusions and metal is visible. There is rust along the interior fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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