Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18421 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25197 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.0 x 2.5 |
Weight (g) | 12.75 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 23;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has a 95% black fusion crust. There is shallow pitting and oxidation halos across fusion crust. The visible matrix is light grey in color with red/brown oxidation. The interior matrix has red/orange oxidation with small black inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description provided. |
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