Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18199 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25117 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.7 x 1.9 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 10.51 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 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 white and black inclusions up to 1 mm with metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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