Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18414 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25165 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.3 x 2.2 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 7.63 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a smooth, dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusted brown with gray inclusions and evaporites. The Interior is a light gray matrix with white inclusions. There are heavily rusted areas with metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |