basalt Comparison Table

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basalt comparison table

Subject has minerology has likely origin has letter designation has prototype has total mass of find has characteristic mineral has number of find has origin be an acronym for has petrology

basalt shergottite AEUC Shergotty meteorite 1606 kg 70 Mars Shergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite

eucrite orthopyroxene, olivine, chromite; pigeonite, calcic plagioclase, silica cumulates, crystallized melts, impact mixing AUEC 231 kg anorthite-pigeonite Ca-rich 23 4 Vesta Howardite, Eucrite, Diogenite coarse-grained orthopyroxenites, gabbros, fine- to coarse-grained basalts, brecciated

Subject	has minerology	has likely origin	has letter designation	has prototype	has total mass of find	has characteristic mineral	has number of find	has origin	be an acronym for	has petrology
basalt shergottite			AEUC	Shergotty meteorite	1606 kg		70	Mars	Shergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite
eucrite	orthopyroxene, olivine, chromite; pigeonite, calcic plagioclase, silica	cumulates, crystallized melts, impact mixing	AUEC		231 kg	anorthite-pigeonite Ca-rich	23	4 Vesta	Howardite, Eucrite, Diogenite	coarse-grained orthopyroxenites, gabbros, fine- to coarse-grained basalts, brecciated

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