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Lecture Notes (PDF) - Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry

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Meteorite Classification <strong>and</strong> OccurrenceAchondrites, Irons <strong>and</strong> Stony IronsSome meteorites are differentiated suggesting theexistence of protoplanets.Irons are thought to come fromthe cores of very small planets thatwere broken up. They consist ofFe-Ni alloy.Achondrites have no metallic ironor chondrules <strong>and</strong> are pieces of thesilicate fractions of small planets(planetismals).11

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