• CM chondrites are a group of chondritic meteorites which resemble their type specimen, the Mighei meteorite. The CM is the most commonly recovered group...
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    A chondrite /ˈkɒndraɪt/ is a stony (non-metallic) meteorite that has not been modified, by either melting or differentiation of the parent body. They...
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    formed in the Solar System. Some primitive carbonaceous chondrites, such as the CM chondrite Murchison, contain presolar minerals, including moissanite...
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  • CI chondrites, also called C1 chondrites or Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrites, are a group of rare carbonaceous chondrite, a type of stony meteorite...
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  • J (Jul 2010). "Carbonates in CM chondrites: Complex formation histories and comparison to carbonates in CI chondrites". Meteoritics & Planetary Science...
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    The ordinary chondrites (sometimes called the O chondrites) are a class of stony chondritic meteorites. They are by far the most numerous group, comprising...
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    Sutter's Mill meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    The Sutter's Mill meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite which entered the Earth's atmosphere and broke up at about 07:51 Pacific Time on April 22, 2012...
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    Stony meteorites Chondrites Carbonaceous chondrite class CI chondrites (Ivuna-like) group CM-CO chondrite (mini-chondrule) clan CM chondrite (Mighei-like)...
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    it is believed to have a mineral composition similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, though significantly less hydrated than Ceres. It is 79% the...
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    Chondrule (category Chondrite meteorites)
    in a chondrite. Chondrules form as molten or partially molten droplets in space before being accreted to their parent asteroids. Because chondrites represent...
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    Jbilet Winselwan meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    The Jbilet Winselwan meteorite is a CM-type carbonaceous chondrite found in Western Sahara in 2013. It is notable for having a low shock stage and weathering...
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    Tagish Lake (meteorite) (category Chondrite meteorites)
    some similarities to the two most primitive carbonaceous chondrite types, the CI and CM chondrites; it is nevertheless quite distinct from either of them...
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    Thomas H (1998). "Could G-class asteroids be the parent bodies of the CM chondrites?". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 33 (2): 253–258. Bibcode:1998M&PS...
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    Murchison meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    kilograms (220 lb). The meteorite belongs to the CM group of carbonaceous chondrites. Like most CM chondrites, Murchison is petrologic type 2, which means...
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    indicated a correspondence with the CI and/or CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, including carbonaceous-chondrite mineral magnetite. Magnetite, a spectrally...
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    1998.tb01689.x. Palmer, E. E. (2010). "A kamacite alteration index for CM chondrites". 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1533): 2211. Bibcode:2010LPI...
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    Cornwall, England. Cronstedtite is a major constituent of CM chondrites, a carbonaceous chondrite group exhibiting varying degrees of aqueous alteration...
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    Certain types of chondrites also contain small amounts of organic matter, including amino acids, and presolar grains. Chondrites are typically about...
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    California Gold Rush. Jenniskens found one of three fragments of this CM chondrite on April 24, before rains hit the area. The rapid recovery was made possible...
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    Allende meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    The Allende meteorite is the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. The fireball was witnessed at 01:05 on February 8, 1969, falling over...
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    isotopic compositions with signatures similar to those of CI and CM carbonaceous chondrites were found in Tunguska peat layers dating from the TE (Kolesnikov...
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    characteristics of CM or CR carbonaceous chondrites. Ruthenium isotope ratios found in impact layers also support a carbonaceous chondrite composition for...
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    Burbine, T.H. (1998). Could G-class asteroids be the parent bodies of the CM chondrites? Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 33, 253–258. Russell, C.T. et al....
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  • distribution of solar and cosmogenic noble gases in CM chondrites and implications for the formation of CM parent bodies". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta...
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    class have spectra very similar to those of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites (types CI and CM). The latter are very close in chemical composition to the...
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  • Core samples have shown it to have been formed by the impact of an L chondrite asteroid estimated to have been 5 to 10 km (3.1 to 6.2 mi) in diameter...
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    matches ancient eucrite chondrites, which originate from the asteroid Vesta in the outer asteroid belt. CI, CM, and eucrite chondrites are believed to have...
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  • alteration and evidence for methane generation on the parent bodies of the CM chondrites". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 71 (22): 5565–5575. Bibcode:2007GeCoA...
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    setting for hedenbergite. This mineral is unique because it can be found in chondrites and skarns (calc–silicate metamorphic rocks). Since it is a member of...
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  • Mahadeva Meteorite (Maithili: महादेव उल्कापिंड) also known as Mahadeva Chondrite or simply Mahadeva is a celestial object that fell at Mahadeva village...
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