Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Miller Range 07660

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Miller Range 07660

Basic information

Name: Miller Range 07660
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: MIL 07660
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 2.4 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 96	(2009)	Eucrite brecciated
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: 17340
Approved 4 Mar 2009

Writeup

Writeup from AMN 32(1):

Sample Number	MIL 07660
Pairing
Newsletter	32,1
Location	Miller Range
Field Number	17340
Dimensions	1.5 x 1.0 x 1.25
Weight	2.40
Original Classification	Eucrite (Brecciated)
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride
The fusion crust on this meteorite is black and shiny. The interior is a gray matrix with a few green patches.
Thin Section (,3) Description - Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
This meteorite consists of 2-3 mm clasts of moderate grain-sized basalts set in a comminuted matrix. The meteorite is extensively shocked. Mineral compositions are homogeneous with orthopyroxene (Fs₆₁Wo₂), with lamellae of augite (Fs₂₆Wo₄₄) and plagioclase (An₈₉Or_0.5). The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~28. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.

Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample MIL 07660

Data from:
  MB96
  Table 5
  Line 493:

Mass (g):	2.4
Class:	Eucrite brecciated
Weathering grade:	A

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 32(1) (2009), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(83° 21' 28"S, 156° 14' 17"E)

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

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