Carbon Abundances in Chondritic Meteorites
- 16 July 1965
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 149 (3681) , 317-318
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.149.3681.317
Abstract
Combustion analyses of total carbon in chondritic meteorites indicate a fractionation of this element between the various types of chondrites. The median values for the percentage of carbon by weight are 0.40 for enstatite chondrites, 0.09 for olivine-bronzite chondrites, and 0.08 for olivine-hypersthene chondrites. Olivine-pigeonite chondrites show great variations in their carbon contents.Keywords
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