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Record 1 1986-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Planets
DEF

An achondritic stony meteorite composed essentially of calcic plagioclase and pigeonite. It has a higher content of iron and calcium than that of howardite. Eucrites were originally regarded to be anorthite-augite meteorites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Planètes
CONT

D'autres achondrites sont pauvres en fer, nickel et magnésium; riches en calcium et aluminium: ce sont les angrites (...), les eucrites, à texture ophitique (clino-hypersthène, anorthite-bytownite) (...)

CONT

Les eucrites sont formées essentiellement de piégeonite et de feldspath calcique.

Spanish

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