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Upeuhedral ureilite, medium shock ureilite, meteorite find

Dingo Pup Donga comparison table
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euhedral ureilitegreater extent of fracturing, undulatory extinction, and kink banding olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)mediumS4-S6 no chondrulesreduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metalmay be cloudy due to glassy inclusionsshock metamorphismpartial melting residuecooling in deep underground chambersdiamonds and/or lonsdaleite sub-grain boundaries may be prominent AUREsize-sorted layers 9 kg (out of date)carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volumeolivine-pigeonite about 90% by volumemedium shock ureilite 6 (out of date)asteroidfrom 20 GPa to 100 GPavery slow  euhedral, non-interlocking grains coarse-grained granular
medium shock ureilitegreater extent of fracturing, undulatory extinction, and kink banding olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)mediumS4-S6 no chondrulesreduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metalmay be cloudy due to glassy inclusionsshock metamorphismpartial melting residuecooling in deep underground chambersdiamonds and/or lonsdaleite sub-grain boundaries may be prominent AURE  9 kg (out of date)carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volumeolivine-pigeonite about 90% by volumeS6 shock stage meteorite 6 (out of date)asteroidfrom 20 GPa to 100 GPavery slow    coarse-grained granular
meteorite find               can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents  lower because the fall was not witnessed485755 kg  meteoritewhen the meteorite was found1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal   a meteorite whose fall was not witnessed   
Dingo Pup Dongagreater extent of fracturing, undulatory extinction, and kink bandingBerkley et. al (1980)olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)mediumS4-S6meteorite findno chondrulesreduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metalmay be cloudy due to glassy inclusionsshock metamorphismpartial melting residuecooling in deep underground chambersdiamonds and/or lonsdaleiteFo% 84sub-grain boundaries may be prominentcan be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agentsAUREsize-sorted layerslower because the fall was not witnessed485755 kgcarbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volumeolivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume when the meteorite was found1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimalfrom 20 GPa to 100 GPavery slowWo% 5.0 En% 81 euhedral, non-interlocking grains0.5 in modal pyroxene/(pryroxene+olivine)coarse-grained granular

Upeuhedral ureilite, medium shock ureilite, meteorite find