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primary fusion crust comparison table

Subject	has definition	has thickness	has part	is a kind of
meteorite fusion crust	melted glassy exterior of meteorite that forms by ablation during meteor phase	varies from front to rear on oriented meteorites, thicker in the rear since ablated material accumulates toward the rear	striations due to flow of ablated material during meteor phase especially on oriented meteorites	meteorite characteristic
primary fusion crust	thin layer of ablated material that forms before a potential meteoroid break up from the beginning of incandescent flight until dark flight	greater than secondary fusion crust		meteorite fusion crust

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