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Significance of Microchondrules of Olivine in Type I Carbonaceous Chondrites

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THE identification of olivine1–3 in type I carbonaceous chondrites indicates their close genetical connexion with the rest of chondritic matter, which contains a high percentage of olivine. The discovery of interrelations between the ignition loss (IL) at 1,000° C in a nitrogen atmosphere and the statistical petrography of chondrules (ref. 4 and unpublished results) provides additional clues for the reconstruction of the cosmological history of chondrites.

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MUELLER, G. Significance of Microchondrules of Olivine in Type I Carbonaceous Chondrites. Nature 218, 1239–1240 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181239a0

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