Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18518 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24578 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.6 x 2.2 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 23.43 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 23;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
Exterior has 40% black/brown fusion crust with some rusty yellow brown matrix on exposed areas. The interior is brown with metal and some patches of dark matrix, with mm sized inclusions/chondrules. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |