Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18294 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25005 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.7 x 2.3 x 2.5 |
Weight (g) | 36.22 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 100% covered in a brown and rusty orange fusion crust that has fractures and rusty weathering spots. The interior is dark brown with brown rust and evaporites. There are rusty light orange inclusions and black inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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