type 4 chondrite Comparison Table

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type 4 chondrite comparison table

Subject has weather resistance has synonym has olivine shock metamorphism has prototype is independent of has shock pressure has acronym has matrix abundance has weather has image has distinguishing feature has metal abundance has refractory inclusion abundance has relative abundance has fragmentation probability has oxidized iron content has chondrule mean diameter has weathering stage is a kind of has oxidation state has total iron content has number of find has find date has comment has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism has plagioclase shock metamorphism has iron metal and iron sulfide has degree of shock metamorphism has mass has abundance has shock diagnostic mineral has name be shock has fall location is an instance of has shock stage has composition has value has fall coordinate has ablative mass loss has total mass of find has chondrule abundance has metal iron content

CK4 chondrite low ??? meteorite 75 % by volume elemental carbon 0.01 % by volume 4 % by volume 8 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 0.7 millimeters type 4 chondrite 36 rare relative to other chondrite types based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity often minerals not found on Earth in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 2577 kg 15 % by volume

E4 chondrite which depends on its composition E chondrite in volume % in volume % in volume % during meteor phase which depends on composition zero millimeters type 4 chondrite highly reduced with very little FeO 5 based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity often minerals not found on Earth in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude directly proportional to initial velocity 143 kg in volume %

H4 chondrite low bronzite chondrite 10 to 15 % by volume 10 % by volume 0.1 to 1 % by volume 85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 0.3 millimeters type 4 chondrite high 37 75 % of total iron most common chondrite observed from falls based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity often minerals not found on Earth in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 1251 kg 60 to 80 % by volume 12 to 21 %

HaH 119 which depends on its composition rumurutiite planar fractures, undulatory extinction, irregular fractures Rumuruti meteorite the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration 15 to 20 GPa HaH 36 % by volume can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents
0.1 % by volume 0 % by volume during meteor phase which depends on composition 0.4 millimeters W4 highly oxidized 1691 April 1995 unbecciated clinoenstatite lamellae on (100), undulatory extinction, planar fractures, irregular fractures undulatory extinction weakly shocked 0.352 kg orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite HaH 119 before, during or after other types of metamorphism Hammadah al Hamra S3 shock stage chondrite S3 enriched in ¹⁷O isotope lower because the fall was not witnessed 28° 30.87' N., 12° 53.81' E. directly proportional to initial velocity 485755 kg greater than 40 % by volume

L4 chondrite low hypersthene chondrite 10 to 15 % by volume 5 % by volume 0.1 to 1 % by volume 85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 0.7 millimeters type 4 chondrite low 21 50 % of total iron most common chondrite observed from falls based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity often minerals not found on Earth in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 1197 kg 60 to 80 % by volume 5 to 10 %

LL4 chondrite low amphoterite 10 to 15 % by volume 2 % by volume 0.1 to 1 % by volume 85.7 % of meteorite falls high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 0.9 millimeters type 4 chondrite low 2 20 % of total iron most common chondrite observed from falls based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude high because it is more friable than iron meteorite 124 kg 60 to 80 % by volume about 2 %

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Subject	has weather resistance	has synonym	has olivine shock metamorphism	has prototype	is independent of	has shock pressure	has acronym	has matrix abundance	has weather	has image	has distinguishing feature	has metal abundance	has refractory inclusion abundance	has relative abundance	has fragmentation probability	has oxidized iron content	has chondrule mean diameter	has weathering stage	is a kind of	has oxidation state	has total iron content	has number of find	has find date	has comment	has orthopyroxene shock metamorphism	has plagioclase shock metamorphism	has iron metal and iron sulfide	has degree of shock metamorphism	has mass	has abundance	has shock diagnostic mineral	has name	be shock	has fall location	is an instance of	has shock stage	has composition	has value	has fall coordinate	has ablative mass loss	has total mass of find	has chondrule abundance	has metal iron content
CK4 chondrite	low			??? meteorite				75 % by volume			elemental carbon	0.01 % by volume	4 % by volume	8 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		0.7 millimeters		type 4 chondrite			36								rare relative to other chondrite types		based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity			often minerals not found on Earth		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	2577 kg	15 % by volume
E4 chondrite	which depends on its composition	E chondrite						in volume %				in volume %	in volume %		during meteor phase which depends on composition	zero	millimeters		type 4 chondrite	highly reduced with very little FeO		5										based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity			often minerals not found on Earth		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	directly proportional to initial velocity	143 kg	in volume %
H4 chondrite	low	bronzite chondrite						10 to 15 % by volume				10 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume	85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		0.3 millimeters		type 4 chondrite		high	37					75 % of total iron			most common chondrite observed from falls		based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity			often minerals not found on Earth		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	1251 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	12 to 21 %
HaH 119	which depends on its composition	rumurutiite	planar fractures, undulatory extinction, irregular fractures	Rumuruti meteorite	the nature and degree of thermal metamorphism or aqueous alteration	15 to 20 GPa	HaH	36 % by volume	can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents			0.1 % by volume	0 % by volume		during meteor phase which depends on composition		0.4 millimeters	W4		highly oxidized		1691	April 1995	unbecciated	clinoenstatite lamellae on (100), undulatory extinction, planar fractures, irregular fractures	undulatory extinction		weakly shocked	0.352 kg		orthopyroxene for enstatite chondrite	HaH 119	before, during or after other types of metamorphism	Hammadah al Hamra	S3 shock stage chondrite	S3	enriched in ¹⁷O isotope	lower because the fall was not witnessed	28° 30.87' N., 12° 53.81' E.	directly proportional to initial velocity	485755 kg	greater than 40 % by volume
L4 chondrite	low	hypersthene chondrite						10 to 15 % by volume				5 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume	85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		0.7 millimeters		type 4 chondrite		low	21					50 % of total iron			most common chondrite observed from falls		based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity			often minerals not found on Earth		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	1197 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	5 to 10 %
LL4 chondrite	low	amphoterite						10 to 15 % by volume				2 % by volume	0.1 to 1 % by volume	85.7 % of meteorite falls	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite		0.9 millimeters		type 4 chondrite		low	2					20 % of total iron			most common chondrite observed from falls		based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred		strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity			bronzite, olivine and minor oligoclase		in degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	124 kg	60 to 80 % by volume	about 2 %