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39,1 |
Location |
Dominion Range |
Field Number |
23580 |
Dimensions (cm) |
5.6 x 5.0 x 2.7 |
Weight (g) |
158.32 |
Original Classification |
CO3 Chondrite |
Updated Classification |
CO3.05 Chondrite |
Pairing |
DOM 08004;
DOM 03238;
DOM 08139;
DOM 08351;
DOM 10101;
DOM 10104;
DOM 14019;
DOM 14127;
DOM 14305;
DOM 18019;
DOM 18069;
DOM 19049;
DOM 19068;
DOM 19099;
DOM 19170;
DOM 19179;
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Fayalite (mol%): 1-39;Ferrosilite (mol%): 2 |
Be |
A/B |
The exteriors of these paired meteorites have black/brown fractured fusion crust with weathered areas and evaporites. The interiors are a dark gray to black matrix with some white specks, abundant in some areas and some large white inclusions. Some areas are rusty and weathered. |
These sections consist of abundant small (up to 1 mm) chondrules, chondrule fragments and mineral grains in a dark matrix. Metal and sulfide occur within and rimming the chondrules. Olivine ranges in composition from Fa1-56. Pyroxene analyses range from Fs1-62Wo0-2. The meteorites are CO3 chondrites, probably paired with the DOM 08004/DOM 10101 pairing group. |
Based on Type II (FeO-rich) chondrule olivine Cr content, this sample has been reclassified to CO3.05 chondrite. Details are reported in Righter, K. et al. (2024) Pairing relations within CO3 chondrites recovered at the Dominion Range and Miller Range, Transantarctic mountains: Constraints from chondrule olivines, noble gas, and H, C, N bulk and isotopic compositions. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 59; https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14146. |
Comparison of DOM 03238 to many of these samples reveals that it has the same CRE age, Type II chondrule olivine Cr2O3 contents, and H, C, and N elemental and isotopic compositions. Initially thought to have a high magnetite component, its mode is only slightly higher than that measured in a number of DOM 08004 pairing group CO3s (Rubin and Li, 2019). Given all this new information, we reclassify DOM 03238 as a CO3, and add it to the DOM 08004 pairing group. Data supporting this new pairing update for DOM CO3 chondrites were presented in Righter et al. (2021, 2022, 2023) and Rubin and Li (2019). |