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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Carbonaceous chondrites or C chondrites are a class of chondritic meteorites comprising at least 8 known groups and many ungrouped meteorites. They include...
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ordinary chondrites. The ordinary chondrites are thought to have originated from three parent asteroids, with the fragments making up the H chondrite, L chondrite...
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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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chondrites. The ordinary chondrites are thought to have originated from three parent asteroids, whose fragments make up the H chondrite, L chondrite and...
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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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The LL chondrites are a group of stony meteorites, the least abundant group of the ordinary chondrites, accounting for about 10–11% of observed ordinary-chondrite...
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Enstatite chondrites (E-type chondrites) are a rare form of meteorite, rich in the mineral enstatite. Only about 200 E-Type chondrites are currently[when...
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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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class H chondrite group L chondrite group LL chondrite group Enstatite chondrite class EH chondrite group EL chondrite group Other chondrite groups, not...
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Asteroidal water (section Carbonaceous chondrites)
carbonaceous chondrites and enstatite chondrites in particular have higher sulfur contents than the ordinary chondrites. In C1 and C2 chondrites, sulfur is...
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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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Chondrites is a trace fossil ichnogenus, preserved as small branching burrows of the same diameter that superficially resemble the roots of a plant. The...
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of Earth's deep interior. Note: In chondrite model (1), the light element in the core is assumed to be Si. Chondrite model (2) is a model of chemical composition...
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can refer to carbonaceous chondrite or to an iron meteorite designation (Roman numeral and letter). Carbonaceous chondrite CAI – an abbreviation of...
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of CM or CR carbonaceous chondrites. Ruthenium isotope ratios found in impact layers also support a carbonaceous chondrite composition for the impactor...
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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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Ordovician meteor event was a dramatic increase in the rate at which L chondrite meteorites fell to Earth during the Middle Ordovician period, about 467...
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Epoch, about 467.5 ± 0.28 million years ago, due to the break-up of the L chondrite parent body. It is not associated with any major extinction event. The...
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somewhere between an ordinary chondrite and a carbonaceous chondrite.[citation needed] Typical carbonaceous chondrite substance tends to be dissolved...
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Mexico. Geochemical evidence suggests that the impactor was likely a chondrite asteroid or a comet with a chondritic component. The full extent of the...
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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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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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at an opposition near perihelion. Hebe may be the parent body of the H chondrite meteorites, which account for about 40% of all meteorites striking Earth...
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correspondence with the CI and/or CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, including carbonaceous-chondrite mineral magnetite. Magnetite, a spectrally prominent...
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Their spectra are similar to those of iron meteorites and enstatite chondrites, and radar observations have shown that their radar albedos are much higher...
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from where the blast occurred, showed the "presence of carbonaceous chondrites". Irma Bule 4 April 2016 The 29-year-old Indonesian dangdut singer who...
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"Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed – Enstatite chondrite meteorites, once considered 'dry,' contain enough water to fill the oceans...
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sediment and meteorite samples dating billions of years ago. Carbonaceous chondrite fission xenon (CCF Xe), are a collection of different isotopes of xenon...
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"strongly metamorphosed fragment from the interior of a low iron ordinary chondrite (L6) parent asteroid." It is also believed to have experienced extreme...
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