[meteorite-list] Classification of Meteorites - Part 3

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jul 6 14:04:23 2005
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WASSON J.T. (1974) Meteorites (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York) p. 12:

Table II-1. Classification of meteorites according to MASON (1962a, 1967a)

I. Chondrites

A. Enstatite chondrites
B. Olivine-bronzite chondrites
C. Olivine-hypersthene chondrites
D. Carbonaceous chondrites

II. Achondrites

A. Calcium-poor achondrites

1. Enstatite achondrites (aubrites)
2. Hypersthene achondrites (diogenites)
3. Olivine achondrites (chassignites)
4. Olivine-pigeonite achondrites (ureilites)

B. Calcium-rich achondrites

1. Augite achondrites (angrites)
2. Diopside-olivine achondrites (nakhlites)
3. Pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites
        a) Eucrites
        b) Howardites

III. Stony-irons

A. Olivine stony-irons (pallasites)
B. Bronzite-tridymite stony-irons (siderophyres)
C. Bronzite-olivine stony-irons (lodranites)
D. Pyroxene-plagioclase stony-irons (mesosiderites)

IV. Irons

A. Hexahedrites
B. Octahedrites

        1. Coarsest octahedrites
        2. Coarse octahedrites
        3. Medium octahedrites
        4. Fine octahedrites
        5. Finest octahedrites

C. Nickel-rich ataxites
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