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42,1 |
Location |
Miller Range |
Field Number |
23336 |
Dimensions (cm) |
1.8 x 1.7 x 0.9 |
Weight (g) |
4.54 |
Original Classification |
CV3 Chondrite |
Updated Classification |
CV 3.6 Chondrite Reduced |
Pairing |
MIL 07277;
MIL 090646;
MIL 090677;
MIL 15123;
MIL 15148;
MIL 15192;
MIL 15227;
MIL 15229;
MIL 15240;
MIL 15247;
MIL 15254;
MIL 15255;
MIL 15257;
MIL 15264;
MIL 15265;
MIL 15268;
MIL 15363;
MIL 15472;
MIL 15480;
MIL 15511;
MIL 15516;
MIL 15524;
MIL 15555;
MIL 15565;
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Fayalite (mol%): 1-9;Ferrosilite (mol%): 1-3 |
A/B |
A |
Exterior is shiny, mottled dark brown-black with dark red and a spot of light grey weathering, possible fusion crust (98%). Fresh interior is very dark grey-black matrix with light grey and dark grey, round inclusions approximately 2mm diameter and a few orange rust spots. |
These sections are similar enough that a single description is given, although a more detailed description is warranted. These sections exhibit large chondrules (up to 3 mm) with refractory inclusions and amoeboid olivine aggregates in a dark matrix. Metal and sulfide are common in these meteorites, including a ~3 mm irregularly shaped particle in MIL 15148. Olivines range from Fa1-31, with most Fa1-5, and pyroxenes from Fs1-3. The meteorites are unequilibrated and appear to be carbonaceous chondrites, probably reduced CV3s.
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Reclassification and pairing based on magnetic susceptibility and location proximal to other CV Reduced 3.6 from the northern MIL icefield. Details are reported in Righter et al. (2022); doi: 10.1111/maps.13932. |