Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18514 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24590 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.4 x 2.3 x 2.1 |
Weight (g) | 31.17 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 18;Ferrosilite (mol%): 16 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
98% black/brown fusion crust with some rusty areas visible. The interior is brown with rust and metal, some inclusions/chondrules are visible with some dark gray to black patches of matrix. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |