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Meteorite Hills 00747

Basic information

Name: Meteorite Hills 00747
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: MET 00747
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 5 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 26(1)	(2003)	CV3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CV3
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 93	(2008)	CV3
Recommended:			CV3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 612 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Writeup

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Writeup from AMN 26(1):

Sample No.:	MET 00634; MET 00742; MET 00747; MET 00761
Location:	Meteorite Hills
Field No.:	13578; 13178; 13101; 13034
Dimensions (cm):	2.0x0.75x1.25 1.0x0.75x0.5 2.5x1.0x1.0 1.75x1.5x1.5
Weight (g):	3.064; 1.189; 5.063; 5.984
Meteorite Type:	CV3 Chondrite

Macroscopic Description: Kathleen McBride
The exterior of these carbonaceous chondrites has 5-30% black, patchy fusion crust. The black interior has mm-sized light gray and white chondrules. Some rust is visible.

Thin Section (, 2) Description: Tim McCoy
These meteorites were found within 2.5 km of each other and are so similar that a single description suffices. The sections exhibit large chondrules (up to 3 mm) and CAIs in a dark matrix. Olivines range from Fa_1-11, with many Fa_1-5, and pyroxenes from Fs_0-9. The meteorites are CV3 chondrites.


MET 00634 Plane-Polarized Light	MET 00634 Cross-Polarized Light	MET 00742 Plane-Polarized Light	MET 00742 Cross-Polarized Light


MET 00747 Plane-Polarized Light	MET 00747 Plane-Polarized Light	MET 00747 Cross-Polarized Light	MET 00747 Cross-Polarized Light


MET 00761 Plane-Polarized Light	MET 00761 Cross-Polarized Light

Data from:
  MB93
  Table 4
  Line 244:

Mass (g):	5
Class:	CV3
Weathering grade:	B
Fayalite (mol%):	1 - 21
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1 - 6

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 26(1) (2003), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)

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Photos:

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Photograph from unknown source	A photo is in the write-up above

Geography:

Antarctica

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(79° 41'S, 155° 45'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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