Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18598 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25368 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.1 x 2.2 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 21.60 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
60% black/brown fusion crust with rusty oxidation on the exterior; the interior is heavily oxidized/weathered with some gray patches of matrix and metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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