Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18583 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25300 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 10.12 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 85% black fusion crust with iridescent sheen. The surface is smooth with no fractures and very shallow pitting. The interior has a light grey matrix with red/brown oxidation throughout. There are black veins running through the interior with small white evaporites on the cut surface. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description provided. |
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