Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18190 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25724 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.7 x 2.7 x 1.1 |
Weight (g) | 20.46 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 23 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 90% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with large iridescent weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed areas show a light gray matrix with areas that are rusty dark brown/orange and fractured. The interior is about 50% light gray matrix with rusty dark brown/orange areas. There are white and dark gray inclusions as well as metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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