Constituent
Name
matrix Kaba heated at 300C
Family
complex mix
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
complex organic-mineral mix
Comments
38.4 vol% of matrix in Kaba meteorite (Alexander et al., 2007) - matrix = mixture of minerals and organics - Matrix heated at 150°C for 2h => possible composition and state evolutions
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
complex intimate mix
Chemical composition
Isotope mixture type
unknown
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
Carbon element 0.18 0.01 in complex main 0.18 wt% of C in the matrix, unknown abundance of other atoms - data from Alexander et al. (2007)
Hydrogen element in complex main
Oxygen element in complex main
Nitrogen element in complex main
Silicon element in complex main
Phase name
mixed
Phase type
mixed
Texture
complex