Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18046 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25434 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.6 x 5.0 x 2.1 |
Weight (g) | 41.80 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
This sample is smooth and round and has a large amount of orange rust on the dark brown fusion crust that is also fractured with some pits. Along the fractures there is dark orange rust. The interior of the sample is very dark brown with small areas of orange rust along with metal The interior has a few large dark rusted patches. The sample is dusty but coherent. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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