Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18078 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24857 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 |
Weight (g) | 7.87 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Kellye Pando | |
5% of exterior is covered with a dark brown, patchy fusion crust. Exposed surface is covered with a dark brown varnish with some orange and red-orange rust spots. Fresh interior shows a light yellowish-grey matrix with large light yellow-orange inclusions and some areas of dark black matrix along fracture lines. Shiny metal and dark orange-brown rust is visible throughout. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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