Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18118 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24846 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.4 x 1.7 x 2.3 |
Weight (g) | 10.04 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 65% covered in a very dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with dark brown/orange iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is light gray and rusty dark brown with white inclusions. The interior has a rusty light gray matrix with black inclusions and rusty dark brown patches. There are white inclusions and metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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