Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18284 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24962 |
Dimensions (cm) | 5.0 x 2.5 x 1.9 |
Weight (g) | 28.51 |
Original Classification | H5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 20;Ferrosilite (mol%): 18 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 30% covered in a rough, very dark brown fusion crust that has dark brown rust spots and fractures. The exposed interior has a rusty brown and gray matrix with gray and black inclusions up to 2 mm. There are spherical internal evaporites. The interior has a rusty gray matrix with black and white inclusions up to 1 mm. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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