Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18540 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24508 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.1 x 1.8 x 0.9 |
Weight (g) | 5.38 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kellye Pando | |
70% of exterior is covered with a fusion crust that is mottled with brown-orange rust and has a slight varnish. Large fracture and a few smaller fractures are present. Exposed surfaces are brown with orange rust and some minor fracturing. Fresh interior shows a matrix that is weathered to a dark brown with orange rusted areas. There is shiny metal visible throughout. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |