Constituent
Name
chondrules Murchison
Family
mineral
Class
complex mix
Compound type
complex mineral mix
Comments
silicates are major minerals constituting chondrules
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
heterogeneous in multi-phases
Abundance comments
Murchison is a typical CM2 chondrite containing small (∼200 μm) chondrules and refractory inclusions, abundant fine-grained matrix (∼70 vol%), and abundant hydrated minerals. It contains about 2 wt% of carbonaceous matter (Kerridge 1985), mostly in the form of insoluble organic matter, but the soluble part contains a large number of organic compounds (e.g., Schmitt-Kopplin et al. 2010, and references therein).
Chemical composition
Isotope mixture type
unknown
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$O$ Oxygen element in complex main
$Mg$ Magnesium element in complex main
$Si$ Silicon element in complex main
$Fe$ Iron element in complex main
$S$ Sulfur element in complex main
Phase type
mixed
Texture
complex