Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18452 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25203 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.7 x 1.2 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 2.50 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is smooth and dark brown with brown-orange rust. The exposed interior is dark brown and rusty with small light gray grains. The interior is brown with metal and orange rust. There are large black inclusions and smaller gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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