EET 87517 Comparison Table

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EET 87517 comparison table

Subject has weather resistance has shock texture has reference has minerology has degree of shock metamorphism has shock stage is an instance of has distinguishing feature has fragmentation probability has olivine grain characteristic has metamorphism mechanism has likely origin has solidification mechanism has shock diagnostic mineral has olivine composition has olivine shock metamorphism has weather has letter designation has relative abundance has texture has value has total mass of find has matrix composition has characteristic mineral has composition is a kind of has find date has number of find has origin has ablative mass loss has shock pressure has solidification timescale has plagioclase has pigeonite composition has intergranular boundary has definition has gain size has pyroxene content has petrology

low shock ureilite which depends on its composition silicates show minor fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands primarily in olivine olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite) low S2-S3 no chondrules during meteor phase which depends on composition reduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metal shock metamorphism partial melting residue cooling in deep underground chambers small euhedral graphite crystals can sometimes be distinguished fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands AURE 9 kg (out of date) carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volume olivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume often minerals not found on Earth S3 shock stage meteorite 6 (out of date) asteroid directly proportional to initial velocity less than 20 GPa very slow coarse-grained granular

meteorite find which depends on its composition during meteor phase which depends on composition can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents lower because the fall was not witnessed 485755 kg often minerals not found on Earth meteorite when the meteorite was found 1691 meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal directly proportional to initial velocity a meteorite whose fall was not witnessed

monomict ureilite low olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite) no chondrules high because it is more friable than iron meteorite reduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metal partial melting residue cooling in deep underground chambers AURE 7.1 % of meteorite falls large, anhedral olivine and pyroxene grains 9 kg (out of date) carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volume olivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume silicates (with very few exceptions) ureilite 6 (out of date) asteroid high because it is more friable than iron meteorite very slow 0 % curved meeting in triple junctions 1 mm coarse-grained granular

EET 87517 which depends on its composition silicates show minor fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands primarily in olivine AMN 11-2 olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite) low S2-S3 meteorite find no chondrules during meteor phase which depends on composition reduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metal shock metamorphism partial melting residue cooling in deep underground chambers small euhedral graphite crystals can sometimes be distinguished Fo% 92 fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents AURE large, anhedral olivine and pyroxene grains lower because the fall was not witnessed 485755 kg carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volume olivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume often minerals not found on Earth when the meteorite was found 1691 meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal directly proportional to initial velocity less than 20 GPa very slow 0 % Wo% 5.0 En% 87 curved meeting in triple junctions 1 mm 0.5 in modal pyroxene/(pryroxene+olivine) coarse-grained granular

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Subject	has weather resistance	has shock texture	has reference	has minerology	has degree of shock metamorphism	has shock stage	is an instance of	has distinguishing feature	has fragmentation probability	has olivine grain characteristic	has metamorphism mechanism	has likely origin	has solidification mechanism	has shock diagnostic mineral	has olivine composition	has olivine shock metamorphism	has weather	has letter designation	has relative abundance	has texture	has value	has total mass of find	has matrix composition	has characteristic mineral	has composition	is a kind of	has find date	has number of find	has origin	has ablative mass loss	has shock pressure	has solidification timescale	has plagioclase	has pigeonite composition	has intergranular boundary	has definition	has gain size	has pyroxene content	has petrology
low shock ureilite	which depends on its composition	silicates show minor fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands primarily in olivine		olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)	low	S2-S3		no chondrules	during meteor phase which depends on composition	reduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metal	shock metamorphism	partial melting residue	cooling in deep underground chambers	small euhedral graphite crystals can sometimes be distinguished		fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands		AURE				9 kg (out of date)	carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volume	olivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume	often minerals not found on Earth	S3 shock stage meteorite		6 (out of date)	asteroid	directly proportional to initial velocity	less than 20 GPa	very slow							coarse-grained granular
meteorite find	which depends on its composition								during meteor phase which depends on composition								can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents				lower because the fall was not witnessed	485755 kg			often minerals not found on Earth	meteorite	when the meteorite was found	1691	meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal	directly proportional to initial velocity						a meteorite whose fall was not witnessed
monomict ureilite	low			olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)				no chondrules	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	reduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metal		partial melting residue	cooling in deep underground chambers					AURE	7.1 % of meteorite falls	large, anhedral olivine and pyroxene grains		9 kg (out of date)	carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volume	olivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume	silicates (with very few exceptions)	ureilite		6 (out of date)	asteroid	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		very slow	0 %		curved meeting in triple junctions		1 mm		coarse-grained granular
EET 87517	which depends on its composition	silicates show minor fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands primarily in olivine	AMN 11-2	olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)	low	S2-S3	meteorite find	no chondrules	during meteor phase which depends on composition	reduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metal	shock metamorphism	partial melting residue	cooling in deep underground chambers	small euhedral graphite crystals can sometimes be distinguished	Fo% 92	fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands	can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents	AURE		large, anhedral olivine and pyroxene grains	lower because the fall was not witnessed	485755 kg	carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volume	olivine-pigeonite about 90% by volume	often minerals not found on Earth		when the meteorite was found	1691	meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal	directly proportional to initial velocity	less than 20 GPa	very slow	0 %	Wo% 5.0 En% 87	curved meeting in triple junctions		1 mm	0.5 in modal pyroxene/(pryroxene+olivine)	coarse-grained granular