Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18189 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25729 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.1 x 2.1 x 2.2 |
Weight (g) | 21.11 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 23 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior has a smooth, very dark brown to black fusion crust that is fractured. The exposed interior is light gray with white and black inclusions. The exposed interior is also rusty with fractures. The interior has a light gray matrix with rusty spots that contain metal. The texture is sugary but coherent. The interior has white and black inclusions as well as fractures | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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