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aubrite fusion crust
subject			fact

aubrite fusion crust	is a part of aubrite
	is a kind of stone meteorite fusion crust
	has texture grey-white or tan (see aubrites)
stone meteorite fusion crust	has thickness less than one millimeter to several millimeters
	has composition mostly silicate glass with some magnetite
	has weather resistance high
meteorite fusion crust	has extent directly proportional to the initial velocity of a meteoroid
	has color black except for rare iron-poor meteorites
	is different from interior of meteorite