Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18475 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24586 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 9.57 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 85% covered in fusion crust that is dark brown and smooth with orange rust, fractures, and iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusty and dark brown. The interior is dark brown matrix with rusty and small rusty black fractures. Metal and some gray inclusions are visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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