Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18759 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24931 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 9.17 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 60% black fusion crust with iridescent sheen mostly on the bottom of the sample. The tp is weathered to a dark red/brown color. There there is shallow pitting and light grey matrix present. The exposed matrix is oxidized to yellow. The interior has a fine-grained, light grey matrix that is oxidized to an orange/brown color. There are small white inclusions less than 0.1 mm in size visible on the exposed interior. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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