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| Basic information | Name: Ooldea 007 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Australia Mass:  135.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 632 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 18 Jul 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Ooldea 007 30°37’46.40"S, 131°53’10.50"E South Australia, Australia Purchased: 2013 Apr 18 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) History: Single stone found by A. Tait, taken for biological experiments. Physical characteristics: Single equant stone, well fractured chondrite. Petrography: (A. Tait, Monash) Chondrule edges are well defined. Chondrules range between 1-2 mm. Mesostasis is dark and fine grained. Chondrule types that exist: POP, GOP, PP, RP, BO. Olivine grains show extensive shock lamellae and undulous extinction. Oxidation is extensive <5% troilite remains, no FeNi. Oxidation veins crosscut the sample. Geochemistry: (A. Tait, Monash) FEG-SEM analyses show that olivine and pyroxene are uniform in their composition: olivine Fa19.1-19.7, mean Fa19.4±0.2, n=8; Low-Ca pyroxene Fs17.0-17.5, mean Fs17.2±0.2 , n=8. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3, S3, W4) Specimens: Specimen and one thin section held by A. Tomkins. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Monash: Building 28
School of Geosciences
Monash University
Victoria 3800
Australia, Australia (institutional address; updated 12 Dec 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 239 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 715 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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