Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18776 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24907 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 6.83 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 98% black fusion crust with oxidation halos that are red/brown in color. The bottom of the sample has a rough texture with light grey matrix visible. The exposed matrix is oxidized to red/brown. The interior light grey matrix has mostly oxidized to an orange/brown color. There are small, less than 0.1 mm black and white inclusions visible on the exposed interior. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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