Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 19214 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 26648 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.4 x 1.5 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 3.36 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown, smooth and shiny with rusty iridescent weathering spots and covers 50% of the exterior. The exposed interior is dark brown and smooth with some orange rust. The interior is very rusty dark brown and orange with metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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