Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18125 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24840 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.3 |
Weight (g) | 8.19 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 60% covered in fusion crust that is very dark brown, rusty, and smooth. The exposed interior is very rusty brown and gray. The interior has a rusty orange and brown with light gray areas. The interior has fractures with dark brown rust along them. There are metal and light gray and black inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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