Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18529 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24539 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.25 x 1.25 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 1.89 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
A | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior is 99% fusion crust, with shallow pitting and no fractures. The interior has a very fine-grained light grey matrix. There are small white inclusions and oxidation throughout the sample. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description provided. |
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