Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18095 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24871 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.3 x 2.5 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 24.58 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
75% of exterior is covered with black/brown fusion crust with oxidation halos; exposed areas are yellow/brown with rust. Most of the interior is weathered with metal and black veins; some gray patches of matrix are visible; mm sized weathered inclusion/chondrules are visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |