Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18478 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24584 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.6 x 2.2 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 24.26 |
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 dark brown and rusty light gray with white and black inclusions. The interior has a light gray matrix with orange-brown rusty. There are white, gray, and black inclusions as well as metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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