shergottite Comparison Table

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shergottite comparison table

Subject is a kind of has prototype has property has solidification mechanism has solidification timescale has composition

basalt shergottite basalt Shergotty meteorite extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption very rapid silicates (with very few exceptions)

depleted basalt shergottite depleted basalt formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption very rapid depleted by gravitational separation

lherzolite shergottite lherzolite cooling in deep underground chambers very slow silicates (with very few exceptions)

Subject	is a kind of	has prototype	has property	has solidification mechanism	has solidification timescale	has composition
basalt shergottite	basalt	Shergotty meteorite		extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption	very rapid	silicates (with very few exceptions)
depleted basalt shergottite	depleted basalt		formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field	extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption	very rapid	depleted by gravitational separation
lherzolite shergottite	lherzolite			cooling in deep underground chambers	very slow	silicates (with very few exceptions)

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