Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18117 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24834 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.7 x 2.5 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 14.93 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 65% covered in a very dark brown/black fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with rusty iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is dark gray/black with white inclusions. The interior has a rusty light gray matrix with black and white inclusions as well as some metal. There are fractures throughout. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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