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Ooldea 003

Basic information

Name: Ooldea 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Australia
Mass: 24.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 18 Jul 2015

Writeup

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Writeup from MB 104:

Ooldea 003 30°33’50.88"S, 131°48’14.16"E

South Australia, Australia

Purchased: 2013 Apr 06

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)

History: Single broken specimen found by E Mare

Physical characteristics: Angular 3 cm block with 95% brown-orange fusion crust

Petrography: (A. Tait, Monash) Chondrules have clear edges. Mesostasis shows evidence of initial recrystallization inside POP chondrules. Chondrules range in size form 1 - 2 mm, they include: POP, BO, RP, AP, CC, GOP and RP with clinoenstatite. Olivine shows a weak undulous extinction. Oxidation is almost complete (>95%), with extensive weathering veins and corrosion cavities.

Geochemistry: (A. Tait, Monash) FEG-SEM analyses show that olivine and pyroxene is uniform in their composition: olivine Fa_18.4-19.1, mean Fa_18.8±0.2, n=8; Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_16.0-16.9, mean Fs_17.0±0.3, n=9.

Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H4, S2, W3)

Specimens: Specimen and one thin-section held by A. Tomkins.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	South Australia
Origin or pseudonym:	Nullarbor Plain
Date:	P 2013 Apr 06
Latitude:	30°33'50.88"S
Longitude:	131°48'14.16"E
Mass (g):	24.3
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.5
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.57
Classifier:	A. Tait, Monash
Type spec mass (g):	12.7
Type spec location:	Monash
Main mass:	Monash
Finder:	E. Mare
Comments:	Submitted by (A. Tait, A. Tomkins, A. Bowlt, S. Nutku, J. Savage)

Institutions
and collections

Monash: Building 28 School of Geosciences Monash University Victoria 3800 Australia, Australia (institutional address; updated 12 Dec 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Geography:

Australia

Australia

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(30° 33' 51"S, 131° 48' 14"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 241 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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