Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18037 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24896 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.5 x 3.6 x 3.3 |
Weight (g) | 87.22 |
Original Classification | H5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Kellye Pando | |
Black, shiny, patchy, pitted fusion crust covers 40% of the exterior. Areas without fusion crust are covered with dark red/brown rust. Interior matrix is grey with dark grey and black inclusions some of which are about 1.5 mm in size and round. There is metal and dark orange/brown rust visible throughout. The rust is more prominent along exterior edges. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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