Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18474 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24585 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 2.2 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 8.94 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust covers 85% of the exterior and is smooth and shiny with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is gray with orange rust. he interior has a light gray matrix with white inclusions up to 2 mm and small black inclusions. The interior is very rusty with metal along the interior fractures. There are evaporites present | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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