Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18129 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24809 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 9.03 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The sample is smooth and round. The fusion crust is brown with fractures and orange rust with iridescent weathering spots. The exterior is very rusty and heavily fractured which leads it to falling apart readily. The Interior is dark orange to brown and rusted. The very dark brown matrix is heavily fractured with metal. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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