An achondrite is a stony meteorite that does not contain chondrules. It consists of material similar to terrestrial basalts or plutonic rocks and has been...
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the IAB group/complex. IAB meteorite – an iron meteorite and primitive achondrite of the IAB group/complex. IB meteorite – an iron meteorite group now part...
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Primitive achondrites are a subdivision of meteorites. They are classified on the same rank (historically called "Class") and lying between chondrites...
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Aubrite (category Asteroidal achondrites)
Aubrites are a group of meteorites named for Aubres, a small achondrite meteorite that fell in 1836 in Aubres near Nyons, France. They are primarily composed...
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homes were built in Tataouine. On June 27, 1931, a meteorite of unusual achondrite type and green color impacted at Tataouine; about 12 kg of fragments were...
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HED meteorite (category Asteroidal achondrites)
meteorites are a clan (subgroup) of achondrite meteorites. HED stands for "howardite–eucrite–diogenite". These achondrites came from a differentiated parent...
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asteroids (including 4 Vesta itself) is similar to the spectra of basaltic achondrite HED meteorites. A J-type has been suggested for asteroids having a particularly...
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E-type asteroids are asteroids thought to have enstatite (MgSiO3) achondrite surfaces. They form a large proportion of asteroids inward of the asteroid...
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group with <5 members) Achondrites Primitive achondrites Acapulcoite group Lodranite group Winonaite group Asteroidal achondrites HED meteorite clan (possibly...
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into a thin fusion crust, which on most meteorites is black (on some achondrites, the fusion crust may be very light-colored). On stony meteorites, the...
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