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shock melted chondrite comparison table

Subject has sediment mechanism has metal abundance has part mean Ni content of sulfide has degree of shock metamorphism has age has refractory inclusion abundance has shock stage has part feldspar has part metal maximum bulk has degree of secondary process has shock diagnostic mineral is independent of has olivine shock metamorphism be shock has homogeneity of olivine and low Ca pyroxene has chondrule abundance has part chondrule has structural state of low Ca pyroxene has peak temperature has plagioclase shock metamorphism has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism has parent body has part matrix has matrix abundance has petrologic type range has part carbon is a kind of has part water has shock pressure has chondrule mean diameter

shock melted meteorite shock melted shock melted shocked meteorite greater than 90 GPa

shocked chondrite agglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse histories in volume % in weight % from unshocked to whole rock melted oldest and most primitive rock in solar system in volume % from unshocked S1 to shock melted usually plagioclase tectosilicate in weight % providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroid orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope before, during or after other types of metamorphism definition goes here in volume % small sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals definition goes here less than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidification visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope asteroid smaller than 100 km in diameter fine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituents in volume % which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism in weight % shocked meteorite in weight % the equilibration peak shock pressure in GPa (gigapascals) for ordinary chondrites only millimeters

shock melted chondrite agglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse histories in volume % in weight % shock melted oldest and most primitive rock in solar system in volume % shock melted usually plagioclase tectosilicate in weight % providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroid orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration impact melt and melt breccias before, during or after other types of metamorphism definition goes here in volume % small sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals definition goes here less than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidification impact melt and melt breccias impact melt and melt breccias asteroid smaller than 100 km in diameter fine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituents in volume % which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism in weight % shock melted meteorite in weight % greater than 90 GPa millimeters

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Subject	has sediment mechanism	has metal abundance	has part mean Ni content of sulfide	has degree of shock metamorphism	has age	has refractory inclusion abundance	has shock stage	has part feldspar	has part metal maximum bulk	has degree of secondary process	has shock diagnostic mineral	is independent of	has olivine shock metamorphism	be shock	has homogeneity of olivine and low Ca pyroxene	has chondrule abundance	has part chondrule	has structural state of low Ca pyroxene	has peak temperature	has plagioclase shock metamorphism	has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism	has parent body	has part matrix	has matrix abundance	has petrologic type range	has part carbon	is a kind of	has part water	has shock pressure	has chondrule mean diameter
shock melted meteorite				shock melted			shock melted																				shocked meteorite		greater than 90 GPa
shocked chondrite	agglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse histories	in volume %	in weight %	from unshocked to whole rock melted	oldest and most primitive rock in solar system	in volume %	from unshocked S1 to shock melted	usually plagioclase tectosilicate	in weight %	providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroid	orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite	the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration	visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope	before, during or after other types of metamorphism	definition goes here	in volume %	small sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals	definition goes here	less than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidification	visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope	visual characteristics of single crystals in polarizing microscope	asteroid smaller than 100 km in diameter	fine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituents	in volume %	which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism	in weight %	shocked meteorite	in weight %	the equilibration peak shock pressure in GPa (gigapascals) for ordinary chondrites only	millimeters
shock melted chondrite	agglomeration of particles, many of which record individual, diverse histories	in volume %	in weight %	shock melted	oldest and most primitive rock in solar system	in volume %	shock melted	usually plagioclase tectosilicate	in weight %	providing insight into geological evolution of parent asteroid	orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite	the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration	impact melt and melt breccias	before, during or after other types of metamorphism	definition goes here	in volume %	small sphere of about 1 mm diameter of formerly melted minerals	definition goes here	less than 950 degree Celsius during its entire history since solidification	impact melt and melt breccias	impact melt and melt breccias	asteroid smaller than 100 km in diameter	fine grained disequilibrium mixture of silicates, oxides, metal, sulfides and organic constituents	in volume %	which depends on degree of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism	in weight %	shock melted meteorite	in weight %	greater than 90 GPa	millimeters