Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18564 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25681 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 |
Weight (g) | 3.40 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 18 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a slightly rough and fractured dark brown fusion crust that has iridescent weathering spots. The interior a heavily rusted dark brown to black matrix with light colored inclusions and a rim of orange rust near the fusion crust. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |