Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18778 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24949 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.75 x 1.5 x 1.25 |
Weight (g) | 4.70 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 98% black fusion crust with oxidation halos that are red/brown in color. There are white evaporites present. The interior has a dark grey matrix that is completely oxidized to a dark orange/brown color. There are small, less than mm white evaporites throughout. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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