Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18187 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25725 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.0 x 2.5 x 1.8 |
Weight (g) | 14.45 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 50% covered in a smooth, dark brown fusion crust. The exposed interior is light gray with white and black inclusions. There is a large fracture that is rusty. The interior has a very rusty gray matrix with white inclusions and smaller dark inclusions. The large fracture is heavily rusted. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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