LL3 chondrite Comparison Table

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LL3 chondrite comparison table

Subject has weather resistance has olivine shock metamorphism is independent of has shock pressure has acronym has petrologic subtype has olivine composition has image has weather has degree of secondary process has relative abundance has fragmentation probability has metamorphism mechanism has fall date has weathering stage has fall description has number of fragment 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 pyroxene composition has shock stage has composition has value has fall coordinate has ablative mass loss classified by

DaG 180 which depends on its composition DaG can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents during meteor phase which depends on composition recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods when the meteorite was found based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert Dar al Gani meteorite bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase lower because the fall was not witnessed in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude directly proportional to initial velocity

DaG 632 which depends on its composition weak mosaicism, planar fractures the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration 30 to 35 GPa DaG 3.2 - 3.4 Fa% 4.7 - 35.9
can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroid during meteor phase which depends on composition shock metamorphism recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods W2 1 1998 weak mosaicism, twinning on (100), planar fractures undulatory extinction, partially isotropic, planar deformation features moderately shocked 0.340 kg orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred before, during or after other types of metamorphism Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert S4 shock stage chondrite Fs% 17.7 S4 bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase lower because the fall was not witnessed 26° 54.46' N. 16° 42.10' E. directly proportional to initial velocity A. Sexton, Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 84

Esperance low 85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods 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 LL3 chondrite bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite

Parnallee which depends on its composition 3.6
negligible due to quick recovery of meteorite before corrosion begins during meteor phase which depends on composition February 1857 what witnesses saw or what was recorded by instruments 77.6 kg Parnallee Perunali, Ramnad district, 52 miles SSE of Madura meteorite fall often minerals not found on Earth higher because the fall was witnessed 9° 14' N., 78° 21' E. directly proportional to initial velocity

Ragland which depends on its composition 3.4
can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents during meteor phase which depends on composition recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods 1982 12.1 kg Ragland wheat field in New Mexico meteorite find often minerals not found on Earth lower because the fall was not witnessed 34° 46' 4" N., 103° 33' 33" W. directly proportional to initial velocity

Semarkona low 85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods 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 LL3 chondrite bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite

Wells which depends on its composition 3.3
can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents during meteor phase which depends on composition recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods 1985 4.135 kg Wells grain field in Texas meteorite find often minerals not found on Earth lower because the fall was not witnessed 33° 3' N., 101° 56' W. directly proportional to initial velocity

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Subject	has weather resistance	has olivine shock metamorphism	is independent of	has shock pressure	has acronym	has petrologic subtype	has olivine composition	has image	has weather	has degree of secondary process	has relative abundance	has fragmentation probability	has metamorphism mechanism	has fall date	has weathering stage	has fall description	has number of fragment	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 pyroxene composition	has shock stage	has composition	has value	has fall coordinate	has ablative mass loss	classified by
DaG 180	which depends on its composition				DaG				can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents			during meteor phase which depends on composition		recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods				when the meteorite was found						based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	Dar al Gani meteorite			bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase	lower because the fall was not witnessed	in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	directly proportional to initial velocity
DaG 632	which depends on its composition	weak mosaicism, planar fractures	the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration	30 to 35 GPa	DaG	3.2 - 3.4	Fa% 4.7 - 35.9		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents	providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroid		during meteor phase which depends on composition	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W2		1	1998	weak mosaicism, twinning on (100), planar fractures	undulatory extinction, partially isotropic, planar deformation features	moderately shocked	0.340 kg	orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	before, during or after other types of metamorphism	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	S4 shock stage chondrite	Fs% 17.7	S4	bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase	lower because the fall was not witnessed	26° 54.46' N. 16° 42.10' E.	directly proportional to initial velocity	A. Sexton, Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 84
Esperance	low										85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods										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	LL3 chondrite			bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite
Parnallee	which depends on its composition					3.6			negligible due to quick recovery of meteorite before corrosion begins			during meteor phase which depends on composition		February 1857		what witnesses saw or what was recorded by instruments						77.6 kg		Parnallee		Perunali, Ramnad district, 52 miles SSE of Madura	meteorite fall			often minerals not found on Earth	higher because the fall was witnessed	9° 14' N., 78° 21' E.	directly proportional to initial velocity
Ragland	which depends on its composition					3.4			can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents			during meteor phase which depends on composition		recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods				1982				12.1 kg		Ragland		wheat field in New Mexico	meteorite find			often minerals not found on Earth	lower because the fall was not witnessed	34° 46' 4" N., 103° 33' 33" W.	directly proportional to initial velocity
Semarkona	low										85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods										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	LL3 chondrite			bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite
Wells	which depends on its composition					3.3			can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents			during meteor phase which depends on composition		recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods				1985				4.135 kg		Wells		grain field in Texas	meteorite find			often minerals not found on Earth	lower because the fall was not witnessed	33° 3' N., 101° 56' W.	directly proportional to initial velocity