metal-rich meteorite Comparison Table

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metal-rich meteorite comparison table

Subject has number of find has weather resistance has fragmentation probability has distinguishing feature has total mass of find has definition has relative abundance has ablative mass loss

iron meteorite 532 high low because it is tougher than stony meteorite 454624 kg iron rich meteorites, often grouped chemically by similar ratios of trace elements to nickel 5.7 % of meteorite falls low because it has higher tensile strength than stony meteorite

stony iron meteorite 59 which depends on its composition during meteor phase which depends on composition mixture of iron-nickel alloy and non-metallic minerals 9064 kg 1.5 % of meteorite falls directly proportional to initial velocity

Subject	has number of find	has weather resistance	has fragmentation probability	has distinguishing feature	has total mass of find	has definition	has relative abundance	has ablative mass loss
iron meteorite	532	high	low because it is tougher than stony meteorite		454624 kg	iron rich meteorites, often grouped chemically by similar ratios of trace elements to nickel	5.7 % of meteorite falls	low because it has higher tensile strength than stony meteorite
stony iron meteorite	59	which depends on its composition	during meteor phase which depends on composition	mixture of iron-nickel alloy and non-metallic minerals	9064 kg		1.5 % of meteorite falls	directly proportional to initial velocity

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