Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18110 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24884 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.4 |
Weight (g) | 7.96 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 50% covered in a very dark brown fusion crust that is rough with rusty brown weathering spots and fractures. The exposed areas are rusty dark brown and light gray. The interior has a light gray matrix with rusty orange brown patches and black patches near the exterior rim. There are white inclusions and the sample is friable. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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