Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18126 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24828 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 13.47 |
Original Classification | H6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 19 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is dark brown and smooth with brown to orange iridescent weathering spots. There are lots of fractures and the sample is smooth and jagged. The interior is rusty dark brown and orange with metal. There is very dark brown rust along the fractures. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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