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THE ELLA ISLAND, GREENLAND, CHONDRITE
Author(s) -
Carman J. H.,
McCormick G. R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1975.tb00001.x
Subject(s) - chondrule , troilite , meteorite , chondrite , geology , pyroxene , kamacite , geochemistry , olivine , allende meteorite , recrystallization (geology) , plagioclase , electron microprobe , mineralogy , astrobiology , petrology , paleontology , physics , quartz
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.