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Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/maps.12454
Subject(s) - chondrule , geology , pyroxene , chondrite , brittleness , matrix (chemical analysis) , breccia , debris , mineralogy , materials science , composite material , geochemistry , meteorite , olivine , astrobiology , physics , oceanography
Brittle shear fracture displacing radial pyroxene chondrule and affecting matrix material in Pułtusk H chondrite. At the contact of the chondrule and the matrix (right‐hand side), minor asymmetrical horsetail fractures accompany the main fracture, and fine‐crystalline matrix material is arranged according to the slip surface trend. Due to shock compression, some ductile matrix grains are wedged into the chondrule and slightly recrystallized (upper part of the chondrule). For details, see an article by A. Krzesińska et al. on pp. 401–417. Microphotograph in transmitted light, crossed polars. (Image courtesy of A. Krzesińska)