Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18794 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24928 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 |
Weight (g) | 1.60 |
Original Classification | LL6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 28;Ferrosilite (mol%): 25 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 75% black fusion crust, the remaining 25% is exposed matrix that is oxidized to light brown. There is a thick ring of fusion crust around exposed matrix and visible small, black inclusions in the matrix. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |