Meteoritics & Classification

Criteria for Classifying Chondrites Based on Petrologic Type

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Condensation Temperatures of the Elements (Volatile & Refractory)

The primary cosmochemical classification of the elements is based on their volatility within the solar [...]

Periodic Table: Nucleosynthesis of the Elements (by Nucleosynthetic Source)

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Pyroxene Group

Most important group of rock-forming ferromagnesian silicates whose major end members are enstatiteA mineral that [...]

Periodic Table: Geochemical Affinity of Solar System Elements (Goldschmidt Classification)

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