Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18298 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25140 |
Dimensions (cm) | 4.1 x 3.6 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 35.65 |
Original Classification | H5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 50% covered in a rough, black fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots that are rusty brown. The exposed matrix is dark gray and brown with spherical dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm. The interior has a light gray matrix with white inclusions up to 2 mm and dark gray inclusions. There are rusty dark brown patches. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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