Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18127 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24804 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.4 x 2.5 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 11.22 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 70% covered in smooth fusion crust that is dark brown with orange rust and iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior very rusty brown and smooth with some areas of gray. The interior has a rusty brown-orange matrix with some areas of light gray. There are heavily rusted orange areas and fractures. Metal are present as well as light gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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