Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18178 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25728 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.8 x 1.7 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 15.05 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
60% of the exterior has black/brown fusion crust with some weathered gray areas exposed. The interior is gray matrix with heavy brown rusty weathered areas. Oxidation is scattered throughout with metal and mm sized inclusions/chondrules. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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