Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18658 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24548 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.5 x 2.1 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 18.62 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown and smooth with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is smooth and rusty dark brown with fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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