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39,2 |
Location |
Miller Range |
Field Number |
23713 |
Dimensions (cm) |
1.0 x 1.0 x .0.5 |
Weight (g) |
0.78 |
Original Classification |
CV3 Chondrite |
Updated Classification |
CV 3.7 Chondrite Oxidized A |
Pairing |
MIL 13328;
MIL 13032;
MIL 13067;
MIL 13117;
MIL 13118;
MIL 13241;
MIL 15230;
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Fayalite (mol%): 0-19;Ferrosilite (mol%): 1 |
Be |
A/B |
Black patches of fusion crust cover 40% of the meteorite’s exterior. The rest of the exterior is dark gray to black with evaporites. One large white inclusion is visible. |
This very small section exhibits large chondrules (up to 2 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa0-19 with most less than Fa2 and pyroxenes are Fs1. The meteorite is an unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrite, probably a CV3. |
Reclassification and pairing based on location proximal to other CV Oxidized A 3.7 from the southern MIL icefield. Details are reported in Righter et al. (2022); doi: 10.1111/maps.13932. |