Meteorites   View all facts   Glossary   Help
rock > igneous rock > differentiated meteorite > differentiated achondrite > asteroidal achondrite > ureilite > low shock ureilite > Y-82100
Next low shock ureiliteY-8448    Uplow shock ureilite, meteorite find, monomict ureilite    Previous low shock ureiliteY-791538   

Y-82100 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 ureilitewhich depends on its compositionsilicates show minor fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands primarily in olivine olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)lowS2-S3 no chondrulesduring meteor phase which depends on compositionreduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metalshock metamorphismpartial melting residuecooling in deep underground chamberssmall euhedral graphite crystals can sometimes be distinguished fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands AURE   9 kg (out of date)carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volumeolivine-pigeonite about 90% by volumeoften minerals not found on EarthS3 shock stage meteorite 6 (out of date)asteroiddirectly proportional to initial velocityless than 20 GPavery slow      coarse-grained granular
meteorite findwhich 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 witnessed485755 kg  often minerals not found on Earthmeteoritewhen the meteorite was found1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimaldirectly proportional to initial velocity     a meteorite whose fall was not witnessed   
monomict ureilitelow  olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)   no chondruleshigh because it is more friable than iron meteoritereduced 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 residuecooling in deep underground chambers    AURE7.1 % of meteorite fallslarge, anhedral olivine and pyroxene grains 9 kg (out of date)carbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volumeolivine-pigeonite about 90% by volumesilicates (with very few exceptions)ureilite 6 (out of date)asteroidhigh because it is more friable than iron meteorite very slow0 % curved meeting in triple junctions 1 mm coarse-grained granular
Y-82100which depends on its compositionsilicates show minor fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bands primarily in olivineYanai and Kojima (1995b)olivine, pyroxene (some combination of pigeonite, orthopyroxene, augite)lowS2-S3meteorite findno chondrulesduring meteor phase which depends on compositionreduced rims contacting carbonaceous matrix material 0.1 mm FeO-free olivine and/or enstatite rims riddled with tiny inclusions of low-Ni metalshock metamorphismpartial melting residuecooling in deep underground chamberssmall euhedral graphite crystals can sometimes be distinguishedFo% 81fracturing, undulatory extinction and kink bandscan be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agentsAURE large, anhedral olivine and pyroxene grainslower because the fall was not witnessed485755 kgcarbon, metal, sulfides small silicate grains along grain boundaries less than 10% by volumeolivine-pigeonite about 90% by volumeoften minerals not found on Earth when the meteorite was found1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimaldirectly proportional to initial velocityless than 20 GPavery slow0 %Wo% 8.6 En% 77curved meeting in triple junctions 1 mm0.2 in modal pyroxene/(pryroxene+olivine)coarse-grained granular

Next low shock ureiliteY-8448    Uplow shock ureilite, meteorite find, monomict ureilite    Previous low shock ureiliteY-791538