Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18779 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24996 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.25 x 2.5 x 1.5 |
Weight (g) | 14.13 |
Original Classification | H6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
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 orange/brown oxidation. The exposed matrix is oxidized to red/brown. The interior has a very fine-grained dark grey matrix with small, less than 0.1 mm white chondrules present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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