Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18042 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25827 |
Dimensions (cm) | 5.5 x 4.25 x 3.25 |
Weight (g) | 90.46 |
Original Classification | H4 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 18;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
Rusty black color exterior with shallow pitting across surface. There are light grey, iridescent weathering with halos around the pitted areas. The interior has a dark grey matrix with, small, round, white inclusions approximately 1 mm in size. There are additional inclusions throughout the interior that are tan and white and these inclusions are less than 1 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description provided. |
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