Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18133 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24297 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.7 x 2.4 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 15.07 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 40% covered in a rough dark brown fusion crust that has rusty weathering spots. The exposed interior is light gray and rusty dark orange/brown with fractures and gray inclusions up to 2 mm. The interior has a light gray matrix with rust spots and zones of black near the exterior rim. The interior has white inclusions up to 2mm. The sample is friable. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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