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Dominion Range 08139
Basic information Name: Dominion Range 08139
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DOM 08139
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass:help 21.8 g
Classification
  history:
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:  AMN 34(2)  (2011)  CO3
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  CO3
Recommended:  CO3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 642 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Comments: Approved 10 Sep 2011
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Writeup from AMN 34(2):
Sample Number DOM 08139
Newsletter 34,2
Location Dominion Range
Field Number 18288
Dimensions 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5
Weight 21.76
Original Classification CO3 Chondrite
Pairing DOM 08139, DOM 10104, DOM 10299, DOM 10900
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride and Cecilia Satterwhite
Black fractured fusion crust with evaporites and some oxidation is visible to varying degrees on these paired carbonaceous chondrites. The interiors are dark gray to black in color with white inclusions/chondrules some stained with oxidation and rust. These meteorites contain some metal and are moderately weathered.
Thin Section (,2) Description - Cari Corrigan, Linda Welzenbach and Nicole Lunning
These meteorites are so similar that a single description suffices. 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. Glass within chondrules appears to be very clear/fresh. CAIs are abundant (mostly Type A), and range in size up to 1 mm. AOAs up to 1 mm are present, as well. Olivine ranges in composition from Fa0-66. These meteorites exhibit mild terrestrial alteration. These are CO3 chondrites (likely type 3.0-3.2), and are paired with the DOM 08004.
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample DOM 08139
Thin Section Photo of Sample DOM 08139 at 1.25X Magnification in Plane-Polarized Light  Thin Section Photo of Sample DOM 08139 at 1.25X Magnification in Reflected Light  Thin Section Photo of Sample DOM 08139 at 1.25X Magnification in Cross-Polarized Light  Thin Section Photo of Sample DOM 08139 at 2.5X Magnification in Plane-Polarized Light 
Thin Section Photo of Sample DOM 08139 at 2.5X Magnification in Reflected Light  Thin Section Photo of Sample DOM 08139 at 2.5X Magnification in Cross-Polarized Light  Lab Photo of Sample DOM 08139 Showing Splits View  Lab Group Photo of Sample DOM 08139Showing North View 
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 206:
Date:2008
Mass (g):21.8
Pieces:1
Class:CO3
Weathering grade:A/B
Fayalite (mol%):0-60
Classifier:SI
Type spec mass (g):21.8
Type spec location:JSC
Main mass:JSC
Finder:ANSMET
Comments:Submitted by AMN
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 34(2) (2011), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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