Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18607 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25334 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.9 x 2.2 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 12.84 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is smooth and rusty dark brown with iridescent weathering spots. The sample is angular and has fractures. The exposed interior is gray and heavily rusted orange-brown. The interior is heavily rusted orange-brown with metal. There are white and gray inclusions with fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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