Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18512 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24517 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.5 x 1.9 x 2.1 |
Weight (g) | 30.11 |
Original Classification | H5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 17;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
60% black/brown fusion crust covers the exterior, rest of exterior is rusty brown. The interior is a medium gray matrix with oxidation scattered, metal and some light/dark and weathered inclusions/chondrules. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |