Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18431 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25205 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 |
Weight (g) | 3.18 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
50% of the exterior is covered in dark brown fusion crust that is rough with iridescent weathering spots and fractures. The exposed interior has an orange brown matrix with gray inclusions and fractures. The interior has a rusty light gray matrix that has orange-brown rust and metal. there are dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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