Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18177 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25706 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.7 x 2.0 x 1.3 |
Weight (g) | 15.09 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
Black/brown fusion crust with oxidation halos covers 90% of exterior surface, exposed areas are weathered brown. The interior has gray patches of matrix with most of interior weathered brown with metal and weathered inclusions/chondrules. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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