Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18519 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24544 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 2.0 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 14.05 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 23;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
85% of the exterior has black/brown fusion crust with rusty orange brown exposed areas. The interior is brown with metal, mm sized inclusions/chondrules, some patches of dark matrix is visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |