The Ella Island, Greenland, Chondrite
Abstract
The Ella Island, Greenland, meteorite was found in August of 1971. Electron microprobe study of the meteorite revealed it to contain olivine, low-calcium pyroxene, high-calcium pyroxene, plagioclase, kamacite, taenite, chromian-hercynite and troilite. On the basis of fayalite and ferrosilite content, poorly-defined chondrules, absence of glass in chondrules, presence of well-developed feldspar in the matrix and chondrules, and degree of recrystallization of the matrix, the Ella Island meteorite is classified as an L-6 chondrite.
- Publication:
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Meteoritics
- Pub Date:
- March 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1975.tb00001.x
- Bibcode:
- 1975Metic..10....1C
- Keywords:
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- Chondrites;
- Meteoritic Composition;
- Meteoritic Microstructures;
- Chondrule;
- Feldspars;
- Greenland;
- Kamacite;
- Olivine;
- Pyroxenes;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- Meteorites;
- Named