Silicate petrography and origin of the mesosiderites: a preliminary investigation of their relationships to the howardite-eurite-diogenite suite
Conference
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OSTI ID:7023848
Results are reported from a petrographic study of 20 mesosiderites that reveals that most contain a complex assemblage of mineral, lithic, and metal clasts. Mineral fragments dominate the clast population and consist primarily of orthopyroxene, plagioclase, and olivine.
- Research Organization:
- American Museum of Natural History, New York (US). Dept. of Mineral Sciences
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 7023848
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-780314--2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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