Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18477 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24515 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.7 x 2.0 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 10.48 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 60% covered in fusion crust that is dark brown and smooth with orange rust and iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusty and dark brown. The interior has a rusty orange brown matrix with white and gray inclusions up to 1 mm in size and metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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