Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18327 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25404 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.5 x 3.2 x 0.5 |
Weight (g) | 18.08 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
Exterior has 80% black/brown fusion crust with rust and oxidation, fusion crust is frothy on one surface. The interior has a dark gray to black matrix with brown oxidation that is scattered, mm sized weathered inclusions/chondrules and metal is visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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