Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Miller Range 05041

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Miller Range 05041

Basic information

Name: Miller Range 05041
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: MIL 05041
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 240 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 30(1)	(2007)	Eucrite-br
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	Eucrite-br
Recommended:			Eucrite-br [explanation]

This is 1 of 218 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-br. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Field number: 18026
Approved 16 Feb 2007

Writeup

Writeup from AMN 30(1):

Sample No.:	MIL 05041
Location:	Miller Range
Field No.:	18026
Dimensions (cm):	7.0x5.0x4.0
Weight (g):	239.800
Meteorite Type:	Eucrite (Brecciated)

Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
40% of the exterior is covered with brown/black rough textured fusion crust. The exterior has some vugs. The tan and white interior is soft and somewhat friable.

Thin Section (,2) Description: Tim McCoy and Valerie Reynolds
The meteorite consists of coarse-grained basaltic fragments up to 1 mm set in a coarse, recrystallized matrix. Mineral compositions are homogeneous with pyroxene of Fs₆₀Wo₂ and feldspar of An₈₉Or₁. The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~30. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.

Thin Section Images

Cross-Polarized Light MIL 05041	Plane-Polarized Light MIL 05041

Lab Images

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 3
  Line 848:

Mass (g):	239.8
Class:	Euc (Brecciated)
Weathering grade:	B
Fayalite (mol%):	60

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 30(1) (2007), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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Photos:

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Photographs from AMN:
JSC	A photo is in the write-up above

Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(83° 29' 37"S, 156° 40' 41"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43700 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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