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Miller Range 091010
Basic information Name: Miller Range 091010
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: MIL 091010
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass:help 51.7 g
Classification
  history:
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:  AMN 33(2)  (2010)  CV3
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  CV3
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:  AMN 46(1)  (2023)  CVoxA3.7
Recommended:  CVoxA3.7    [explanation]

This is 1 of 54 approved meteorites classified as CVoxA3.7.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Field number: 20249
Approved 12 Sep 2010
Revised 27 Mar 2024: Reclassified in AMN 46(1)
Writeuphelp
Writeup from AMN 33(2):
Sample Number MIL 091010
Pairing MIL 07403; MIL 07694; MIL 090072; MIL 091010
Newsletter 33,2
Location Miller Range
Field Number 20249
Dimensions 3.0 x 2.0 x 5.75
Weight 51.66
Original Classification CV3 Chondrite
Macroscopic Description - Roger Harrington and Kathleen McBride
30% to 50% of the exteriors of these meteorites are covered with dull black fusion crust. The remaining broken surfaces consists of dark gray fine-grained matrix with 1-2 mm CAI’s scattered throughout. The interiors of these samples are dark to medium gray, fine grained matrix with visible chondrules and numerous 1-2 mm light gray CAI’s.
Thin Section (,2) Description - Corrigan and Linda Welzenbach
The sections are so similar that a single description suffices. The sections exhibit large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa0-43 and low-Ca pyroxene is Fs0-1. The meteorites are unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrites, probably reduced CV3s. These are likely paired with the MIL 07671 pairing group previously reported.
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample MIL 091010
Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 091010 in Plane-Polarized Light with 1.25x Magnification  Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 091010 in Cross-Polarized Light with 1.25x Magnification 

Writeup from AMN 34(1):
Sample Number MIL 091010
Newsletter 33,2
Location Miller Range
Field Number 20249
Dimensions 3.0 x 2.0 x 5.75
Weight 51.66
Original Classification CV3 Chondrite
Pairing MIL 07403; MIL 07694; MIL 090072; MIL 091010
Mineral Composition (%Fa &  %Fs)
Fayalite (mol%): 0-41; Ferrosilite (mol%): 1
Weathering
B
Fracturing
B
Macroscopic Description - Roger Harrington and Kathleen McBride
30% to 50% of the exteriors of these meteorites are covered with dull black fusion crust. The remaining broken surfaces consists of dark gray fine-grained matrix with 1-2 mm CAI’s scattered throughout. The interiors of these samples are dark to medium gray, fine grained matrix with visible chondrules and numerous 1-2 mm light gray CAI’s.
Thin Section (,2) Description - Corrigan and Linda Welzenbach
The sections are so similar that a single description suffices. The sections exhibit large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa0-43 and low-Ca pyroxene is Fs0-1. The meteorites are unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrites, probably reduced CV3s. These are likely paired with the MIL 07671 pairing group previously reported.
Notes
The meteorite was discovered enclosed in blue ice. The meteorite and enclosed ice were collected as a coherent block and transported to JSC that way, and kept in JSC freezers until April 2010. Ice and meteorite were then transported to the Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover NH, for extraction of meteorite from the ice using cold room equipment. After removal, the meteorite was transported back to Houston, still frozen, and introduced into the Meteorite Processing Lab. It was thawed and characterized following the standard procedures for the lab, and, of course, is available for study. Samples of the enclosed ice may be available for additional studies if there is interest – please inquire with the JSC Antarctic Meteorite Curation group.
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample MIL 091010
Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 091010 in Plane-Polarized Light with 1.25x Magnification  Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 091010 in Cross-Polarized Light with 1.25x Magnification  Lab Photo of Sample MIL 091010 Displaying Top West View  Close Up of Sample MIL 091010 Encased in Ice Block 
Lab Photo of Sample MIL 091010 Encased in Ice Block  Lab Photo of Sample MIL 091010 After Ice Block Cut 
Data from:
  MB99
  Table 0
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Date:2009
Mass (g):51.7
Class:CV3
Weathering grade:B
Fayalite (mol%):0-41
Ferrosilite (mol%):1
Classifier:SI
Type spec mass (g):51.7
Type spec location:JSC
Main mass:JSC
Finder:ANSMET
Institutions
   and collections
JSC: Mailcode XI, 2101 NASA Parkway, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Jul 2022)
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 33(2) (2010), JSC, Houston
Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 34(1) (2011), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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     Recommended::   (83° 22' 44"S, 156° 11' 49"E)

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