Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18592 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25321 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 |
Weight (g) | 24.79 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
90% black/brown fusion crust with some rusty areas on the exterior; the interior is a rusty brown with metal and weathered inclusions/chondrules and a black vein visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |