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type IIB chondrule comparison table

Subject	has oxidation state	has olivine content	has definition	has pryroxene content	has iron oxide content	has Mg content of olivine or pyroxene	is a kind of
type B chondrule		low	a chondrule textural classification based on the predominance of pyroxene crystals	high			chondrule
type II chondrule	high or oxidized		a chondrule compositional classification based on high iron oxide content and highly oxidized state		high	less than 90 %	chondrule
type IIB chondrule	high or oxidized	low		high	high	less than 90 %	type B chondrule

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