Table 1 Modal composition (vol%) of the MS-177 and average EL3 chondrite
From: An Almahata Sitta EL3 fragment: implications for the complex thermal history of enstatite chondrites
Mineral | MS-177 | EL3 (average) |
|---|---|---|
Enstatite | 62.2 | 65.2 |
Diopside | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Olivine | 0.4 | 2.4 |
Plagioclase | 13.6 | 10.4 |
Silica | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Fe–Ni metal | 9.4 | 10.1 |
Schreibersite | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Perryite | n.i | 0.1 |
Troilite | 9.7 | 7.6 |
Oldhamite | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Keilite–alabandite | trace | 0.4 |
Daubreelite | n.i | 0.3 |
Buseckite | trace | – |
Sinoite | 0.1 | – |