Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18195 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25136 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.3 |
Weight (g) | 22.68 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 90% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with orange weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed matrix is light gray with dark brown rust. The interior has a light gray matrix with white inclusions up to 3 mm in size. There are rusty orange-brown patches with metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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