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Ordinary chondrite NWA 3189 sliced. Field of view c. 2.2 cm across. NWA 3189 has been classified as an LL3.2–3.4 ordinary chondrite ("LL" means very low total iron content; "3" refers to well-preserved chondrules – the rock has not been subjected to metamorphism intense enough to disrupt the
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It is likely that the ordinary chondrites comprise a detailed sample of but a few select asteroids which happen to have been in the right place at the right time to send many fragments toward Earth at the present moment in solar system history. On the other hand, observations of
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by the Galileo spacecraft found weathering of Ida's surface, and the reflection spectra of freshly exposed parts of the surface resembled that of OC meteorites, while the older regions matched the spectra of common
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The ordinary chondrites comprise three mineralogically and chemically distinct groupings. They differ in the amount of total iron, of iron metal and iron oxide in the silicates:
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parent bodies, but rather of a select few which are advantageously placed to send impact fragments to Earth-crossing orbits. Such positions are e.g. near
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chondritic texture). This chondrite has a multicolored mix of chondrules of varying size and shape.
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Ochansk Meteorite, an ordinary chondrite with a fusion crust, found in 1887 in Russia.
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ower total iron, lower metal, but higher iron oxide (Fa) in the silicates
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ighest total iron, high metal, but lower iron oxide (Fa) in the silicates
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has been identified to have a spectrum close to the ordinary chondrites.
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ow metal, but the highest iron oxide content (Fa) in the silicates
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Asteroid Initiative Workshop Cosmic Explorations Speakers Session
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It is suspected that they are not representative of typical
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by James St. John, a geologist at Ohio State University
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Index

Class

Compositional type
Stony
Type
Chondrite
Parent body


chondritic
meteorites
H chondrite
L chondrite
LL chondrite
asteroid
Kirkwood gaps
secular resonances
main asteroid belt
3628 Božněmcová
H chondrites
6 Hebe
243 Ida
S-type asteroids
H chondrites
L chondrites
LL chondrites
Glossary of meteoritics
Chondrite
Chondrule
"Meteorites"

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