Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18724 |
Newsletter | 44,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25831 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.5 x 2.0 x 1.6 |
Weight (g) | 15.69 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown and smooth with fractures and iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is very rusted and light gray with black inclusions. The interior is heavily rusted and fractured with evaporites along the fractures. The interior also has white, dark gray inclusions and metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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