Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18458 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25235 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.1 x 1.4 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 3.52 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown, rounded and slightly rough with orange rust, iridescent weathering spots, and fractures. The exposed interior is smooth and dark brown. The interior has a yellow gray matrix with orange and brown rust areas containing metal. There are light gray and white inclusions and a small rusty fracture. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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