Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18608 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25302 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.3 |
Weight (g) | 8.04 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a smooth, dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is gray and heavily rusty with black and white inclusions. The interior has a very rusted light gray matrix with metal. There are large areas of black-purple and a few fractures. There are areas of white matrix and there is heavy rusting along fractures. The white inclusions are up to 2 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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