Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18124 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24862 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.8 x 2.3 x 0.7 |
Weight (g) | 7.17 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is smooth and dark brown with rusty brown weathering spots. The sample is smooth and flat. Exposed interior is smooth and rusty brown with light gray inclusions. The interior has a light gray matrix that is mostly dark brown and rusty with metal and light gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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