Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18211 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25133 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 |
Weight (g) | 11.57 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust is rusty dark brown that is smooth and rusted with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is light gray and rusted. The interior is very rusty with a light gray matrix with metal and black inclusions. There is a rusty fracture. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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