Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18091 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24881 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.0 x 2.4 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 22.11 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
80% of exterior is covered with black/brown fusion crust with oxidation halos; exposed areas are rusty. The interior gray matrix has oxidation scattered throughout, that is heavy along edges; mm sized inclusions/chondrules and metal is visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |