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TYPE II CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE [1 record]

Record 1 1992-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Planets
CONT

Type II carbonaceous chondrites have densities in the range of 2.5-2.9, are largely made up of serpentine, are weakly as non-magnetic, and have much of their sulfur in the free state.

OBS

Carbonaceous chondrites are grouped in three types, each characterized by the amount of organic material and by other compositional features: ... type II is intermediate in composition (12-24% ignition loss);....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Planètes
OBS

Pour les chondrites carbonées, on adoptera la classification de Wiik (1956) : (...) Groupe II : On connaît dix-sept pierres attachées à ce groupe; elles contiennent 13,3 p. 100 d'eau et 2,5 p. 100 de carbone en moyenne. Les chondres et les débris cristallins d'olivine et de pyroxène (à composition variable), formés à haute température, sont inclus dans une matrice de même nature que le matériau de chondrites du groupe I.

Spanish

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