Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18290 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25181 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.4 x 3.8 x 3.0 |
Weight (g) | 73.77 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 80% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that has rusty weathering spots. The smooth exposed interior is rusty dark brown. The interior is light gray and rusty dark brown with metal. The interior has zones of black near the exterior rim. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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