Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18216 |
Newsletter | 45,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25182 |
Dimensions (cm) | 1.8 x 1.2 x 1.2 |
Weight (g) | 3.99 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 23 | |
Weathering | |
B | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
30% of the exterior is covered in a smooth, dark brown-orange fusion crust that is covered in iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior has a very rusty light gray matrix with orange rust near the fusion crust. The interior has a light gray matrix that has orange rust spots and rusted fractures. There are dark gray inclusions. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |