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Miller Range 13323

Basic information

Name: Miller Range 13323
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: MIL 13323
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 3.7 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 40(1)	(2017)	CK5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	CK5
Recommended:			CK5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Field number: 21724
Approved 25 Feb 2017

Writeup

Writeup from AMN 40(1):

Sample Number

MIL 13323

Newsletter

40,1

Location

Miller Range

Field Number

21724

Dimensions

1.1 x 1.9 x 0.9

Weight

3.66

Original Classification

CK5 Chondrite

Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs)

Fayalite (mol%): 32

Weathering

Fracturing

Macroscopic Description - Rachel Funk

Exterior has black fractured fusion crust (15%). Exposed interior is black and fractured. The interior is a cloudy gray that has a crumbly texture.

Thin Section Description (,2) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy, Nicole Lunning

The section consists of large (up to 2 mm) chondrules in a matrix of finer-grained silicates, sulfides and abundant magnetite grains. The meteorite is moderately weathered, but extensively shock blackened. Olivine is homogeneous and Fa₃₂. The meteorite is a CK5 chondrite.

Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample MIL 13323

Lab Photo of Sample MIL 13323 Displaying Splits View

Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 13323 in Plane-Polarized Light with 2.5X Magnification

Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 13323 in Reflected Light with 2.5X Magnification

Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 13323 in Cross-Polarized Light with 2.5X Magnification

Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 13323 in Plane-Polarized Light with 5X Magnification

Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 13323 in Reflected Light with 5X Magnification

Thin Section Photo of Sample MIL 13323 in Cross-Polarized Light with 5X Magnification

Data from:
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Date:	2013
Mass (g):	3.7
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK5
Weathering grade:	B
Fayalite (mol%):	32
Classifier:	SI
Type spec mass (g):	3.7
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 40(1) (2017), JSC, Houston
Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(83° 31' 33"S, 157° 0' 0"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43840 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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