Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18798 |
Newsletter | 47,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24976 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.5 x 1.0 x 0.75 |
Weight (g) | 1.98 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
A/B | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Leslie Young | |
The exterior has 98% black fusion crust with oxidation halos. Visible interior matrix oxidized to red/brown color. The interior matrix is fine-grained light grey matrix with oxidation that is red/orange in color. There are large black inclusions approximately 2-3 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |