Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18795 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24941 |
Dimensions (cm) | 0.75 x 0.50 x 0.25 |
Weight (g) | 0.35 |
Original Classification | L5 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 20 | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 98% black fusion crust with oxidation halos. Visible interior matrix is oxidized to red/brown color. | |
Thin Section Description (,,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy | |
The section is an L5 chondrite (Fa24Fs20) with a single centimeter-long melt vein that contains abundant vesicles and two 1-2 mm voids of unknown origin. |
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