Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18582 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25315 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.25 x 2.0 x 2.0 |
Weight (g) | 19.46 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
There is 95% smooth, black fusion crust with pitting across surface. There is one long fracture across the surface. The exposed matrix is light grey that has been oxidized to a red/brown. The interior matrix is oxidized to red/brown. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description provided. |
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