Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18796 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24938 |
Dimensions (cm) | 0.75 x 0.75 x 0.50 |
Weight (g) | 0.79 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
A | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 98% black fusion crust with oxidation halos. Approximately 25% of the exterior has white evaporites present. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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