Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18407 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25145 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 8.57 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown and smooth with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is very smooth and rusted. The interior is very rusted and gray with white inclusions up to 1 mm. The interior is heavily rusted and brown with metal and a few white inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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