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S2 shock stage chondrite comparison table

Subject	has part carbon	has synonym	has alteration temperature range	has chodrule size	has part matrix	has prototype	has acronym	has degree of aqueous alteration	has matrix abundance	has petrologic subtype	has olivine composition	has image	has weather	has distinguishing feature	has part feldspar	has metal abundance	has refractory inclusion abundance	has relative abundance	has oxidized iron content	has chondrule mean diameter	has metamorphism mechanism	has fall date	has weathering stage	has fall description	has chondrule glass type	has oxidation state	has number of fragment	has part sulfide Ni content	has part maximum bulk Ni in metal	has total iron content	has number of find	has petrologic type	has find date	has comment	has part water	has iron metal and iron sulfide	has degree of thermal metamorphism	has mass	has abundance	has name	has fall location	is an instance of	has pyroxene composition	has composition	has structural state of low Ca pyroxene	has value	has fall coordinate	has olivine and low Ca pyroxene homogeneity	has total mass of find	has chondrule abundance	has part chondrule	has metal iron content	classified by
DaG 005	0.2 to 1 % by weight				clastic and minor opaque	Ornans meteorite	DaG	none	34 % by volume				can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents	elemental carbon	minor primary grains only	1 to 5 % by volume	13 % by volume	8 % of meteorite falls		0.15 millimeters	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W2		clear, isotropic, variable abundance			less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship		36	3	1995		0.3 to 3 % by weight		none		rare relative to other chondrite types	DaG 005	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	predominantly monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	27° 09.39' N., 15° 57.15' E.	greater than 5 % deviations	2577 kg	48 % by volume	chondrules very sharply defined
DaG 055	in weight %				fine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituents		DaG		in volume %	3			can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents	elemental carbon	usually plagioclase tectosilicate	in volume %	in volume %	8 % of meteorite falls		millimeters	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W1								36		June 1995		in weight %			0.451 kg	rare relative to other chondrite types	DaG 055	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	definition goes here	lower because the fall was not witnessed	27° 16.03' N., 16° 25.22' E.		2577 kg	in volume %	small sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals
DaG 275	less than 0.2 % by weight		the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, small crystals	??? meteorite	DaG		75 % by volume				can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents	elemental carbon	secondary, grains than 2 microns	0.01 % by volume	4 % by volume			0.7 millimeters	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W4		devitrified, absent			less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship		1691	4	1997		less than 1.5 % by weight		weak		rare relative to other chondrite types	DaG 275	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	greater than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	27° 21.74' N., 16° 05.38' E.	less than 5 % mean deviations	485755 kg	15 % by volume	chondrules well defined
Dag 596	less than 0.2 % by weight	amphoterite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, moderate size crystals		DaG		10 to 15 % by volume		Fa% 29.6		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, 2 to 50 micron grains	2 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume			0.9 millimeters	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W1		devitrified, absent		1	less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	low	9	5	1998		less than 1.5 % by weight	20 % of total iron	moderate	0.189 kg	most common chondrite observed from falls	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	LL5 chondrite	Fs% 22.5	bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase	less than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	27° 12.82' N. 16°16.89' E.	homogeneous	184 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules readily delineated	about 2 %	A. Sexton, Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 83
Dag 597	less than 0.2 % by weight	bronzite chondrite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, moderate size crystals		DaG		10 to 15 % by volume		Fa% 19.9		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, 2 to 50 micron grains	10 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume			0.3 millimeters	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W2		devitrified, absent		1	less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	high	76	5	1998	contains small metal flakes	less than 1.5 % by weight	75 % of total iron	moderate	0.672 kg	most common chondrite observed from falls	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	H5 chondrite	Fs% 17.4	often minerals not found on Earth	less than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	26° 50.15' N. 16° 37.59' E.	homogeneous	1267 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules readily delineated	12 to 21 %	A. Sexton, Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 83
DaG 600	less than 0.2 % by weight	bronzite chondrite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, moderate size crystals		DaG		10 to 15 % by volume		Fa% 19.5		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, 2 to 50 micron grains	10 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume			0.3 millimeters	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W2		devitrified, absent		1	less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	high	76	5	1998		less than 1.5 % by weight	75 % of total iron	moderate	1.190 kg	most common chondrite observed from falls	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	H5 chondrite	Fs% 17.3	often minerals not found on Earth	less than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	26° 54.98' N. 16° 40.49' E.	homogeneous	1267 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules readily delineated	12 to 21 %	Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 83
DaG 608	less than 0.2 % by weight	hypersthene chondrite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, coarse crystals		DaG		10 to 15 % by volume		Fa% 25.1		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, grains greater than 50 microns	5 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume			0.7 millimeters	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W3		devitrified, absent		1	less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	low	155	6	1998	shock veins	less than 1.5 % by weight	50 % of total iron	strong	1.870 kg	most common chondrite observed from falls	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	L6 chondrite	Fs% 21.5	often minerals not found on Earth	orthorhombic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	26° 58.22' N. 16° 21.65' E.	homogeneous	4673 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules poorly defined	5 to 10 %	Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 83
Dag 633	less than 0.2 % by weight	amphoterite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, moderate size crystals		DaG		10 to 15 % by volume		Fa% 27.1		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, 2 to 50 micron grains	2 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume			0.9 millimeters	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W2		devitrified, absent		1	less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	low	9	5	1998	contains angular fragments	less than 1.5 % by weight	20 % of total iron	moderate	0.210 kg	most common chondrite observed from falls	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	LL5 chondrite	Fs% 23.4	bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase	less than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	26° 55.14' N. 16° 40.65' E.	homogeneous	184 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules readily delineated	about 2 %	A. Sexton, Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 84
DaG 734	less than 0.2 % by weight	E chondrite	the range over at which the alteration took place	0.45 mm	transparent, recrystallized, small crystals		DaG		less than 2 to 15 % by volume				can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, grains than 2 microns	15 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume		zero	0.6 millimeters	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W4		devitrified, absent	highly reduced with very little FeO		less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	low	5	3 to 6	Winter 1996/97		less than 1.5 % by weight		weak	1.378 kg		DaG 734	Dar al Gani plateau, Libyan Sahara Desert	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	greater than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	27° 7.91' N., 16° 3' E.	less than 5 % mean deviations	143 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules well defined
HaH 180	in weight %				fine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituents		HaH		in volume %				can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		usually plagioclase tectosilicate	in volume %	in volume %	85.7 % of meteorite falls		millimeters	shock metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W4								3		April 1996		in weight %			0.936 kg		HaH 180	Hammadah al Hamra	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	definition goes here	lower because the fall was not witnessed	28° 36.21' N., 13° 18.04' E.		27 kg	in volume %	small sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals
Lahmada 011	less than 0.2 % by weight	bronzite chondrite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, moderate size crystals		DaG		10 to 15 % by volume		Fa% 19.3		can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents		secondary, 2 to 50 micron grains	10 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume			0.3 millimeters	thermal metamorphism	recorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methods	W1		devitrified, absent		1	less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	high	76	5	1999		less than 1.5 % by weight	75 % of total iron	moderate	1.520 kg	most common chondrite observed from falls	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred	Lahmada, western Sahara	H5 chondrite	Fs% 16.9	often minerals not found on Earth	less than 20 % monoclinic	lower because the fall was not witnessed	27° 13.82' N. 9°45.03' E.	homogeneous	1267 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules readily delineated	12 to 21 %	Open University, UK. Meteoritical Bulletin No 84
Pillistfer	less than 0.2 % by weight	E chondrite	the range over at which the alteration took place		transparent, recrystallized, coarse crystals				less than 2 to 15 % by volume				negligible due to quick recovery of meteorite before corrosion begins		secondary, grains greater than 50 microns	15 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume		zero	0.6 millimeters	shock metamorphism	12:30 pm August 8, 1868		what witnesses saw or what was recorded by instruments	devitrified, absent	highly reduced with very little FeO		less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship	low	1691	3 to 6			less than 1.5 % by weight		strong	23.25 kg		Pillistfer	Aukoma, Kurla, Wahhe, and Sawiauk in Estonian SSR	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	orthorhombic	higher because the fall was witnessed	58° 40' N., 25° 44' E.	homogeneous	485755 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	chondrules poorly defined
Renazzo	0.8 to 2.6 % by weight				mostly fine, opaque	??? meteorite		moderate	30 to 50 % by volume				negligible due to quick recovery of meteorite before corrosion begins	elemental carbon	minor primary grains only	5 to 8 % by volume	0.5 % by volume			0.7 millimeters	shock metamorphism	January 15, 1824 8:30 pm		what witnesses saw or what was recorded by instruments	preserved			greater than 0.5 % by weight	less than 20 % by weight; taenite minor or absent		1691	2			2 to 16 % by weight			10 kg	rare relative to other chondrite types	Renazzo	Renazzo, Italy	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	predominantly monoclinic	higher because the fall was witnessed	44° 46' N., 11° 17' E.	greater than 5 % deviations	485755 kg	50 to 60 % by volume	chondrules very sharply defined
Vigarano	0.2 to 1 % by weight	CV3R chondrite			clastic and minor opaque	Vigarano meteorite		weak	40 % by volume	3.3			negligible due to quick recovery of meteorite before corrosion begins	elemental carbon	minor primary grains only	0 to 5 % by volume	10 % by volume			1.0 millimeters	shock metamorphism	January 22, 1910 9:30 pm		what witnesses saw or what was recorded by instruments	clear, isotropic, variable abundance			less than 0.5 % by weight	greater than 20 % by weight, kamacite and taenite in exsolution relationship		1691	3			0.3 to 3 % by weight		none	16 kg	rare relative to other chondrite types	Vigarano	Emilia, Italy	S2 shock stage chondrite		often minerals not found on Earth	predominantly monoclinic	higher because the fall was witnessed	44° 51' N., 11° 24' E.	greater than 5 % deviations	485755 kg	45 % by volume	chondrules very sharply defined

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