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Table 1 Bulk (silicate) chemical compositions of chondrites and average chemical compositions of chondrules (mol%)

From: Bubbles to Chondrites-II. Chemical fractionations in chondrites

Chondrite

           

Type

NaO 0.5

MgO

AlO 1.5

SiO2

KO 0.5

CaO

TiO2

CrO 1.5

MnO

FeO

Total

Bulk chondrite

L

1.917

38.366

2.760

41.335

0.146

2.063

0.094

0.436

0.300

12.584

100

H

1.921

39.938

2.905

42.155

0.132

2.147

0.104

0.474

0.302

9.921

100

LL

1.838

37.512

2.634

40.508

0.127

2.053

0.098

0.426

0.296

14.510

100

CV

0.518

39.356

4.243

36.656

0.041

3.045

0.137

0.465

0.172

15.368

100

E

1.956

39.890

3.811

49.636

0.119

1.595

0.098

0.387

0.259

2.248

100

CO

1.369

36.873

3.629

35.612

0.084

2.431

0.105

0.391

0.221

19.285

100

CM

1.422

35.450

3.188

35.180

0.082

2.383

0.112

0.403

0.244

21.536

100

CI

1.835

33.208

2.653

31.931

0.114

1.906

0.077

0.419

0.293

27.563

100

CI ∗

2.128

38.517

3.077

37.035

0.133

2.210

0.090

0.486

0.340

15.984

100

Chondrule

L

1.765

39.358

2.631

42.223

0.134

1.864

0.089

0.456

0.284

11.197

100

H

1.913

39.393

2.735

43.740

0.147

2.023

0.104

0.435

0.301

9.208

100

LL

1.763

41.238

2.415

42.859

0.175

1.654

0.097

0.627

0.295

8.878

100

CV

0.485

51.884

2.814

40.330

0.041

2.782

0.145

0.228

0.058

1.233

100

E

1.237

43.853

1.939

48.802

0.129

1.373

0.046

0.257

0.155

2.208

100

CO

1.386

41.717

4.240

40.456

0.047

3.689

0.145

0.440

0.167

7.712

100

CM

0.039

52.775

1.422

41.518

0.000

2.161

0.203

0.328

0.087

1.467

100