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Dominion Range 08005
Basic information Name: Dominion Range 08005
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DOM 08005
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass:help 88.8 g
Classification
  history:
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:  AMN 32(2)  (2009)  Eucrite (brecciated)
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 98  (2010)  Eucrite
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: Approved 4 Sep 2009
Revised 24 Apr 2020: Corrected weathering grade
Writeuphelp
Writeup from AMN 32(2):
Sample Number DOM 08005
Pairing
Newsletter 32,2
Location Dominion Range
Field Number 17896
Dimensions 7.0 x 5.0 x 3.0
Weight 88.76
Original Classification Eucrite (Brecciated)
Macroscopic Description - Kathleen McBride
Brown/black patches of fusion crust are visible on the exterior. A light gray matrix is exposed with vugs. The light gray matrix has large white clasts (cm sized) and some small (1-2 mm) dark gray inclusions. The meteorite is friable with no metal.
Thin Section (,2) Description - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
This meteorite is dominated by fine-grained (~200 micron average grain size) basaltic material which occurs as both the host and clasts within the meteorite. Occasional coarser-grained clasts, with grain sizes up to 1 mm, are observed. Mineral compositions are homogeneous with orthopyroxene (Fs62Wo2), with lamellae of augite (Fs26Wo43), and plagioclase (An89Or0.5). The Fe/Mn ratio of the pyroxene is ~29. The meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample DOM 08005
DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Sample Splits  DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Bottom View  DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing East View  DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing North View 
DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing South View  DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Top View  DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Top View  DOM 08005 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing West View 
DOM 08005 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Plane-Polarized Light  DOM 08005 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Cross-Polarized Light  DOM 08005 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Plane-Polarized Light  DOM 08005 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Cross-Polarized Light 
Data from:
  MB98
  Table 2
  Line 5:
Mass (g):88.8
Class:Eucrite
Weathering grade:B
Fayalite (mol%):
Ferrosilite (mol%):26-62
Classifier:SI
Type spec location:JSC, SI
Main mass:JSC
Comments:Fracturing A
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 32(2) (2009), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

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

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