Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18455 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25204 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.7 x 1.0 x 0.7 |
Weight (g) | 1.54 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown, rounded and slightly rough with orange rust and iridescent weathering spots. The interior has a yellow-gray matrix with rusty dark brown that contains metal and black inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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