Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18411 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25150 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.9 x 2.3 x 1.1 |
Weight (g) | 8.05 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots that is smooth with fractures. The exposed interior is black along the fractures. The interior is heavily rusted with metal and white inclusions with evaporites along the fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |