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LL6 chondrite20 % of total ironagglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse historieslow2 % by volumein weight %the range over at which the alteration took placeoldest and most primitive rock in solar system0.1 to 1 % by volume lowhomogeneoussecondary, grains greater than 50 micronshigh because it is more friable than iron meteoriteabout 2 %in weight %strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocitythermal metamorphismproviding insight into geological evolution of parent asteroidbased on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurreddevitrified, absent definition goes here60 to 80 % by volume85.7 % of meteorite fallschondrules poorly definedmost common chondrite observed from falls 715 kgorthorhombicless than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidificationasteroid smaller than 100 km in diametertransparent, recrystallized, coarse crystalsstrongin degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude10 to 15 % by volumewhich depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphismless than 0.2 % by weight6greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationshipbronzite, olivine and minor oligoclasetype 6 chondrite less than 1.5 % by weight  20high because it is more friable than iron meteoriteamphoterite 0.9 millimetersless than 0.5 % by weight
meteorite find  which depends on its composition         during meteor phase which depends on composition  strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity  based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents     lower because the fall was not witnessed485755 kg     in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude     often minerals not found on Earthmeteoritewhen the meteorite was found   1691directly proportional to initial velocity a meteorite whose fall was not witnessed  
Beeler20 % of total ironagglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse historieswhich depends on its composition2 % by volumein weight %the range over at which the alteration took placeoldest and most primitive rock in solar system0.1 to 1 % by volumemeteorite findlowhomogeneoussecondary, grains greater than 50 micronsduring meteor phase which depends on compositionabout 2 %in weight %Ness County, Kansasthermal metamorphismproviding insight into geological evolution of parent asteroidBeelerdevitrified, absentcan be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agentsdefinition goes here60 to 80 % by volume chondrules poorly definedmost common chondrite observed from fallslower because the fall was not witnessed715 kgorthorhombicless than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidificationasteroid smaller than 100 km in diametertransparent, recrystallized, coarse crystalsstrong38° 32' N., 100° 13' W.10 to 15 % by volumewhich depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphismless than 0.2 % by weight6greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationshipoften minerals not found on Earth 1924less than 1.5 % by weight8.64 kg
20directly proportional to initial velocityamphoterite 0.9 millimetersless than 0.5 % by weight

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