Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18198 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25107 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 16.28 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 60% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with rusty orange iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusty dark brown and orange. The interior has a rusty dark brown/orange matrix with white and black inclusions and metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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