Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | MIL 05013 |
Newsletter | 30,1 |
Location | Miller Range |
Field Number | 18027 |
Dimensions (cm) | 10.5 x 7.7 x 7.8 |
Weight (g) | 1494.60 |
Original Classification | CO3 Chondrite |
Pairing | MIL 03377; MIL 03442; MIL 05013; MIL 05024; MIL 05104; |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 1-47;Ferrosilite (mol%): 1-6 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
A/B | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
This fractured carbonaceous chondrite has brown/black fusion crust covering 95% of its exterior surface. Evaporites and oxidation are visible. The interior is black with oxidation and some rusty areas. White specks and some metal are visible. | |
Thin Section Description (,2) - Tim McCoy, Valerie Reynolds | |
The meteorite is likely paired with the MIL 03377 pairing group, the original description of which was: The 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 Fa0-55, with a continuous range of intermediate compositions and a slight peak at Fa1-5. Pyroxene is Fs1-2. The meteorites are CO3 chondrites. |
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample MIL 05013 | ||||
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References for Sample MIL05013 | |
Aponte, J. C., Woodward, H. K., Abreu, N. M., Elsila, J. E., & Dworkin, J. P., 2019, Molecular distribution, 13C-isotope, and enantiomeric compositions of carbonaceous chondrite monocarboxylic acids. , Meteoritics & Planetary Science 54, , 415-430 . | |
Simkus, D. N., Aponte, J. C., Elsila, J. E., Parker, E. T., Glavin, D. P., & Dworkin, J. P., 2019, Methodologies for Analyzing Soluble Organic Compounds in Extraterrestrial Samples: Amino Acids, Amines, Monocarboxylic Acids, Aldehydes, and Ketones. , Life, 9 , 47 . | |
Burton, A. S., Elsila, J. E., Callahan, M. P., Martin, M. G., Glavin, D. P., Johnson, N. M., Dworkin, J. P., 2012, A propensity for n-ω-amino acids in thermally altered Antarctic meteorites. , Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47 , 374-386 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01341.x . | |
RELAB, , Reflectance Experiment Lab , catalogue of samples, . |