Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18096 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24856 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.6 x 1.5 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 16.14 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
60% of exterior is black/brown fusion crust with oxidation and rusty brown exposed areas. Rusty brown interior with some yellow gray weathered matrix and metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |