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8. Meteorites in Meteorites: Evidence for Mixing among the Asteroids

L. L. Wilkening

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Inclusions of one type of meteorite enclosed in another have been found in several gas-rich meteorites, unequilihrated chondrites and mesosiderites. The inclusions in all but one case are chondritic; a majority are mineralogically and isotopically similar to carbonaceous chondrites. These meteorite mixtures most probably resulted from collisions among asteroids.

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Inclusions of one type of meteorite enclosed in another have been found in several gas-rich meteorites, unequilihrated chondrites and mesosiderites. The inclusions in all but one case are chondritic; a majority are mineralogically and isotopically similar to carbonaceous chondrites. These meteorite mixtures most probably resulted from collisions among asteroids.

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Inclusions of one type of meteorite enclosed in another have been found in several gas-rich meteorites, unequilihrated chondrites and mesosiderites. The inclusions in all but one case are chondritic; a majority are mineralogically and isotopically similar to carbonaceous chondrites. These meteorite mixtures most probably resulted from collisions among asteroids.

Key concepts: Meteorite, Chondrite, Astrobiology, Asteroid, Chondrule, Achondrite, Geology, Allende meteorite

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