Essays about: "carbonaceous chondrites"

Found 2 essays containing the words carbonaceous chondrites.

1. 1. Spinel group minerals in carbonaceous and ordinary chondrites

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : My Riebe; [2009]
   Keywords : spinel group minerals; carbonaceous chondrites; ordinary chondrites; spinellgruppmineral; kolkondriter; ordinära kondriter; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Meteorites are easily altered in the oxygen-rich environment on the Earth surface. Fossil meteorites are thus uncommon and in the ones, which are found, almost all minerals are secondary. However, the spinel group mineral chromite is resistant to alteration and has successfully been used as a proxy for ordinary chondrites in sediment. READ MORE

3. 2. Classification of stony meteorites from north-west Africa and the Dhofar desert region in Oman

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Erika Ohlsson; [2007]
   Keywords : chondrites; Dhofar NWA; chondrules; petrographic type; shock stage; weathering grade; kondriter; kondruler; petrografisk typ; chocknivå; vittringsgrad; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Populärvetenskaplig sammanfatttning: Meteoriter är fragment av asteroider ibland även av planeter i vårt solsystem. Det finns tre huvudklasser av meteoriter, järn-, stenjärn– och stenmeteoriter. Stenmeteoriterna är indelade i två underklasser, primitiva akondriter och kondriter . READ MORE