Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18134 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24814 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.8 x 2.7 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 17.19 |
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 85% covered in a smooth and shiny fusion crust that is dark brown with rusty weathering spots. The exposed interior is very rusty dark brown with light gray inclusions. The interior has a light gray matrix that has rusty dark brown/orange areas with metal. There are black and gray inclusions that are up to 2 mm. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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