L4 chondrite Comparison Table

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L4 chondrite comparison table

Subject has weather resistance has olivine shock metamorphism is independent of has shock pressure has image has weather has relative abundance has fragmentation probability has metamorphism mechanism has fall date has original mass have composition has find date has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism has plagioclase shock metamorphism has degree of shock metamorphism has mass has shock diagnostic mineral has name be shock has fall location is an instance of has shock stage has value has fall coordinate has ablative mass loss has fall map

Bluff (b) low 85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite thermal metamorphism recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity L4 chondrite in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity

Dalgety Downs low
85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite thermal metamorphism recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site Dalgety Downs Dalgety Downs, Australia L4 chondrite 37° S., 148° 30' E. high because it is more friable than iron meteorite which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity

Gold Basin low
85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite thermal metamorphism recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods greater than 61 kg olivine, Fa24±1; pyroxene Fs20Wo1; kamacite contains 0.72±0.09 wt% Co; weathering grade W2-3 November 24, 1995 Gold Basin Mohave County, Arizona, USA L4 chondrite Latitude 35 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 114 degrees 14 minutes West high because it is more friable than iron meteorite

Haxtun which depends on its composition weak mosaicism, planar fractures the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration 30 to 35 GPa
can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents during meteor phase which depends on composition shock metamorphism recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site August 1975 weak mosaicism, twinning on (100), planar fractures undulatory extinction, partially isotropic, planar deformation features moderately shocked 15.53 kg orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite Haxtun before, during or after other types of metamorphism 21 km SSE of Haxtun, Colorado S4 shock stage chondrite S4 lower because the fall was not witnessed 40° 27.4' N., 102° 34.7' W. directly proportional to initial velocity which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity

Okechobee which depends on its composition
can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents during meteor phase which depends on composition thermal metamorphism recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site 1916 1 kg Okechobee meteorite find lower because the fall was not witnessed 26° 41' N., 80° 48' W. directly proportional to initial velocity which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity

Saratov low
85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite thermal metamorphism September 6, 1918, 1800 hrs greater than 328 kg Saratov Near Donguz, Penza, Russia L4 chondrite in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity

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Subject	has weather resistance	has olivine shock metamorphism	is independent of	has shock pressure	has image	has weather	has relative abundance	has fragmentation probability	has metamorphism mechanism	has fall date	has original mass	have composition	has find date	has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism	has plagioclase shock metamorphism	has degree of shock metamorphism	has mass	has shock diagnostic mineral	has name	be shock	has fall location	is an instance of	has shock stage	has value	has fall coordinate	has ablative mass loss	has fall map
Bluff (b)	low						85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site								based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity	L4 chondrite			in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity
Dalgety Downs	low						85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site								Dalgety Downs		Dalgety Downs, Australia	L4 chondrite			37° S., 148° 30' E.	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity
Gold Basin	low						85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	greater than 61 kg	olivine, Fa24±1; pyroxene Fs20Wo1; kamacite contains 0.72±0.09 wt% Co; weathering grade W2-3	November 24, 1995						Gold Basin		Mohave County, Arizona, USA	L4 chondrite			Latitude 35 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 114 degrees 14 minutes West	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite
Haxtun	which depends on its composition	weak mosaicism, planar fractures	the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration	30 to 35 GPa		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		during meteor phase which depends on composition	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site		August 1975	weak mosaicism, twinning on (100), planar fractures	undulatory extinction, partially isotropic, planar deformation features	moderately shocked	15.53 kg	orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite	Haxtun	before, during or after other types of metamorphism	21 km SSE of Haxtun, Colorado	S4 shock stage chondrite	S4	lower because the fall was not witnessed	40° 27.4' N., 102° 34.7' W.	directly proportional to initial velocity	which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity
Okechobee	which depends on its composition					can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		during meteor phase which depends on composition	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	which can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site		1916				1 kg		Okechobee			meteorite find		lower because the fall was not witnessed	26° 41' N., 80° 48' W.	directly proportional to initial velocity	which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity
Saratov	low						85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	thermal metamorphism	September 6, 1918, 1800 hrs	greater than 328 kg								Saratov		Near Donguz, Penza, Russia	L4 chondrite			in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	which appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity