Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18408 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25149 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 11.57 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
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 white inclusions are up to 2 mm in size and a few fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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