altered chondrite Comparison Table

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altered chondrite comparison table

Subject has weather resistance has alteration temperature range has degree of shock metamorphism has shock stage has fragmentation probability has metamorphism mechanism has shock diagnostic mineral is independent of has olivine shock metamorphism be shock has relative abundance has degree of aqueous alteration has total mass of find has plagioclase shock metamorphism has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism has degree of thermal metamorphism is a kind of has number of find has ablative mass loss has shock pressure

shocked chondrite which depends on its composition from unshocked to whole rock melted from unshocked S1 to shock melted during meteor phase which depends on composition shock metamorphism orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope before, during or after other types of metamorphism 485755 kg visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope shocked meteorite 1691 directly proportional to initial velocity the equilibration peak shock pressure in GPa (gigapascals) for ordinary chondrites only

thermally altered chondrite low the range over at which the alteration took place high because it is more friable than iron meteorite thermal metamorphism 85.7 % of meteorite falls 20461 kg the chemical and structural effects of high temperatures on original chondrite altered chondrite 1030 high because it is more friable than iron meteorite

water altered chondrite low high because it is more friable than iron meteorite aqueous altermation 85.7 % of meteorite falls the chemical and structural effects of water on original chondrite 20461 kg altered chondrite 1030 high because it is more friable than iron meteorite

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Subject	has weather resistance	has alteration temperature range	has degree of shock metamorphism	has shock stage	has fragmentation probability	has metamorphism mechanism	has shock diagnostic mineral	is independent of	has olivine shock metamorphism	be shock	has relative abundance	has degree of aqueous alteration	has total mass of find	has plagioclase shock metamorphism	has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism	has degree of thermal metamorphism	is a kind of	has number of find	has ablative mass loss	has shock pressure
shocked chondrite	which depends on its composition		from unshocked to whole rock melted	from unshocked S1 to shock melted	during meteor phase which depends on composition	shock metamorphism	orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite	the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration	visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope	before, during or after other types of metamorphism			485755 kg	visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope	visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope		shocked meteorite	1691	directly proportional to initial velocity	the equilibration peak shock pressure in GPa (gigapascals) for ordinary chondrites only
thermally altered chondrite	low	the range over at which the alteration took place			high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	thermal metamorphism					85.7 % of meteorite falls		20461 kg			the chemical and structural effects of high temperatures on original chondrite	altered chondrite	1030	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite
water altered chondrite	low				high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	aqueous altermation					85.7 % of meteorite falls	the chemical and structural effects of water on original chondrite	20461 kg				altered chondrite	1030	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite