Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18652 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24567 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.4 x 2.9 x 1.9 |
Weight (g) | 19.55 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
A/Be | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown and smooth with iridescent weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed interior is rusted and smooth with white inclusions with a light gray matrix. The interior has a light gray matrix with areas of rust and white inclusions up to 1mm. There are also small black inclusions and metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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