Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18502 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24831 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 3.0 x 0.25 |
Weight (g) | 4.97 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 98% fusion crust with minor pitting across the sample. There are no visible fractures, exposed matrix is oxidized to a red/brown color. The interior has a dark grey matrix, that is heavily oxidized throughout. There are small white inclusions visible on the interior surface. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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