Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18470 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25216 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.2 x 1.3 x 1.1 |
Weight (g) | 2.60 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 17 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The sample is round and exterior is 100% covered in fusion crust that is dark brown and rough with fractures and evaporites. The interior is rusty orange with dark gray inclusions up to 1 mm in size and metal is visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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