Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18196 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25163 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.9 x 2.1 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 15.03 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 80% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with orange weathering spots and evaporites. The exposed interior is light gray with dark brown rust. The interior has a rusty dark brown/orange matrix with metal and white inclusions up to 3mm. There are large rusty fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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