Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18194 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25164 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 1.9 x 1.6 |
Weight (g) | 14.05 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 70% covered in dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with iridescent weathering spots and fractures. The exposed areas are dark brown and rusty with weathering spots. The interior has a rusty dark brown and orange matrix. There are lots of small, internal fractures. Metal is present and there are white and light gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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