Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18439 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25237 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.5 x 1.6 x 1.3 |
Weight (g) | 3.79 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 95% covered in a round and smooth fusion crust that is very dark brown with rusty orange iridescent weathering spots. There are fractures on the fusion crust. The exposed interior is dark brown and rusty. The interior has a brown and orange matrix with light gray patches. There are light gray and dark gray inclusions and metals. There is a rusty, black fracture present. The sample is friable. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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