Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18108 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24807 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.8 x 2.3 x 1.9 |
Weight (g) | 23.90 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19 | |
Weathering | |
C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a smooth dark brown fusion crust with large orange weathering spots. There are small fractures on the exterior and the sample is rounded. The interior is heavily rusted with dark and gray inclusions and metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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