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stone meteorite fusion crust outer zone
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stone meteorite fusion crust outer zoneis a part of stone meteorite fusion crusthas source: Sears, 1978, 2000-12-14 14:18:00.0
is a kind of stone meteorite fusion crusthas source: Sears, 1978, 2000-12-14 14:18:04.0
has texture opaque glassyhas source: Sears, 1978, 2000-12-14 14:18:04.0
has composition glass containing submicrometer magnetitehas source: Sears, 1978, 2000-12-14 14:18:04.0
stone meteorite fusion crusthas thickness less than one millimeter to several millimeters2000-12-14 14:18:04.0
has weather resistance high2000-12-14 14:18:05.0
meteorite fusion crusthas extent directly proportional to the initial velocity of a meteoroid2000-12-14 14:18:04.0
has color black except for rare iron-poor meteorites2000-12-14 14:18:04.0
is different from interior of meteorite2000-12-14 14:18:04.0