Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18797 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24948 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.25 x 1.0 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 3.40 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 75% black fusion crust with oxidation halos. Visible interior matrix oxidized to red/brown color. The interior matrix is light grey oxidized to red/brown color. There are small white inclusions, and larger, approximately 2-3 mm black inclusions visible on interior matrix | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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