Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18611 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25305 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 9.36 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 23;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
There is 70% black fusion crust with an iridescent sheen. There is shallow pitting through the surface. The exposed matrix is light grey with dark red/brown oxidation. The interior matrix is a light grey to blue color with dark grey inclusions less than 1 mm in size. Predominately fusion crust ring around cut surface of the interior. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description provided. |
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