Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18433 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25214 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.0 x 1.7 x 0.8 |
Weight (g) | 2.29 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a dark brown fusion crust with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusty gray with light gray inclusions. The interior has a rusty orange-gray matrix with white and black inclusions and evaporites. There is metal present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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