Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18120 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24873 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.4 |
Weight (g) | 7.97 |
Original Classification | H4 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 18;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is rough and very dark brown with rusty weathering spots and fractures. The exposed interior is rusty orange and brown. The interior has a light gray matrix that is rusted orange with metal and dark gray inclusions. There are black inclusions near the rim of the fusion crust. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample DOM 18120 | ||||
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