Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18404 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25105 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 6.13 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is smooth and dark brown with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusted and dark brown with fractures. The interior is heavily rusted and very dark brown with metal. The interior is heavily fractured with evaporites along the fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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