Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18176 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25718 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 12.74 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
30% black/brown fusion crust covers the exterior. Areas without fusion crust are rusty yellow brown. Half of the interior is a gray matrix, while the other half is rusty brown, heavily weathered with oxidation scattered and mm sized inclusions/chondrules. Some metal is visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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