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type IA chondrule

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type IA chondrule is a kind of type I chondrule 2000-12-14 14:18:03.0
is a kind of type A chondrule

type I chondrule has iron oxide content low
has Mg content of olivine or pyroxene greater than 90 %
has oxidation state low or reduced

type A chondrule has olivine content high
has pryroxene content low

chondrule has diameter usually less than 1 mm but can range from 0.1 to 10 millimeters 2000-12-14 14:18:01.0
has relative volume 80 % of volume of ordinary and enstatite chondrite and greater than 15 % of most other chondrite groups
has composition glass
has texture
has abundance most abundant part of chondrite meteorite

type IA chondrule	is a kind of type I chondrule
type IA chondrule	is a kind of type A chondrule
type I chondrule	has iron oxide content low
	*has Mg content of olivine* or pyroxene** greater than 90 %
	has oxidation state low or reduced
type A chondrule	*has olivine* content** high
type A chondrule	has pryroxene content low
chondrule	has diameter usually less than 1 mm but can range from 0.1 to 10 millimeters
	has relative volume 80 % of volume of ordinary and enstatite chondrite and greater than 15 % of most other chondrite groups
	has composition glass
	has texture
	has abundance most abundant part of chondrite meteorite