Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18609 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25344 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.9 |
Weight (g) | 13.57 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a very smooth, dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots. There is an exposed interior that is gray with black inclusions and large areas of rust that contain fractures. The interior has a very rusted light gray matrix with metal. 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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