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| Basic information | Name: Camel Donga 054 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: Australia Mass:  49.3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Nov 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Camel Donga 054 30°19’S, 126°37’E Western Australia, Australia Find: 2007 Apr 24 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6) History: Found on the surface by K. Hicks on open plain within the strewnfield of the Camel Donga eucrite (A. Bevan, WAM) Physical characteristics: Physical Characteristics: A crusted, broken, weathered fragment weighing 49.28 g, measuring 5x3x3.5 cm (A. Bevan, WAM). Petrography: (L. Daly, L. V. Forman, Curtin). Specimen has poorly defined chondrules within a heavily stained red/opaque matrix. The chondrules include types RP, PO, POP, and BO, and chondrule mesostases are crystalline. Sizes range from 0.45-1.8 mm with a mean of 1.1 mm (n=18). Mineralogy consists of olivine, pyroxene, chromite, feldspar, and FeO. Olivine and pyroxene have undulose extinction, and planar fractures. Feldspars are mostly <50 µm but some larger grains were observed. Any metal and sulfide previously present in the sample have been completely replaced with iron oxide > 95 %. Geochemistry: Mineral Compositions and Geochemistry: EDS, Olivine: Fa20.1±0.6 (n=12). Low Ca pyroxene: Fs17.6±1.2Wo2.3±1.1 (n=6) rare diopside is present Fs6.8Wo46.4. Feldspar Ab86.5± 1.3 with some rare Ca rich varieties Ab60-47.9. Classification: Ordinary Chondrite, H6, S3, W4 Specimens: The WAM holds the main mass now 47.28 g and one thin section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
WAM: Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum. Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, Western Australia 6986, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters) This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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