• CI chondrites, also called C1 chondrites or Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrites, are a group of rare carbonaceous chondrites, a type of stony meteorite...
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    A chondrite /ˈkɒndraɪt/ is a stony (non-metallic) meteorite that has not been modified by either melting or differentiation of the parent body. They are...
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    their abundance in CI chondrites). In this sense, they are chemically the most primitive known meteorites. [citation needed] CI chondrites typically contain...
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    on seismic measurements, models of Earth's accretion, and carbonaceous chondrite meteorite comparisons with bulk silicate Earth (BSE). Recent estimates...
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    spectrally different inclusions. The inclusions appear similar to CI chondrites. An unanticipated side effect from the Hayabusa2 thrusters revealed...
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  • J (Jul 2010). "Carbonates in CM chondrites: Complex formation histories and comparison to carbonates in CI chondrites". Meteoritics & Planetary Science...
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  • definition was found: C-chondrites contain proportionally higher magnesium than ordinary chondrites. The C-chondrites subdivide into CI, CM, CO, CV, CK, CR...
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    Chondrule (category Chondrite meteorites)
    CI chondrites which, paradoxically, do not contain any chondrules despite their designation as chondrites, whereas ordinary and enstatite chondrites contain...
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    indicated a correspondence with the CI and/or CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, including carbonaceous-chondrite mineral magnetite. Magnetite, a spectrally...
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  • group, CI chondrites are considered a better match for the composition of the early Solar System. Moreover, the chemical analysis of CI chondrites is more...
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  • interpretation of quantum mechanics Cubic inch, a unit of volume CI group, a type of carbonaceous chondrite meteorite Carrier interferometry, a radio and optical...
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    Stony meteorites Chondrites Carbonaceous chondrite class CI chondrites (Ivuna-like) group CM-CO chondrite (mini-chondrule) clan CM chondrite (Mighei-like)...
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    Bischoff, Adolf (1994). "Chemistry, petrography, and mineralogy of the Tonk CI chondrite: Preliminary results". Meteoritics. 29 (4): 462–463. Ministry of Panchayati...
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    earth. Cubanite has been found in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, specifically class CI-chondrites, as well as in cometary samples from NASA's Stardust...
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    Orgueil (meteorite) (category Chondrite meteorites)
    University Press Orgueil is one of five known meteorites belonging to the CI chondrite group (see meteorites classification), and is the largest (14 kilograms...
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    evolution. Ratios larger or smaller than compared with that in the sun or CI chondrites, which are used as proxy for the sun, indicate that significant hydrodynamic...
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    Tonk meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    22 January 1911. It is one of five known meteorites belonging to the CI chondrite group. This group is remarkable for having an elemental distribution...
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    have a carbon concentration that is five to ten times less than in CI chondrites, a form of meteor that is believed to represent the composition of the...
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  • of the Sun and the Jovian gas planets. Certain type of meteorites, CI-chondrites, have chemical compositions that are almost identical to the solar photosphere...
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    Alais meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    France. The meteorite is one of five known meteorites belonging to the CI chondrite group. This group is remarkable for having an elemental distribution...
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    Murchison meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    CM chondrites, together with the CI group, are rich in carbon and are among the most chemically primitive meteorites. Like other CM chondrites, Murchison...
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    isotopic compositions with signatures similar to those of CI and CM carbonaceous chondrites were found in Tunguska peat layers dating from the TE (Kolesnikov...
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    Wold Cottage meteorite (category Chondrite meteorites)
    reported present. Modern science records the meteorite as a L6 ordinary chondrite. The Wold Cottage meteorite was the largest meteorite observed to fall...
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    matches ancient eucrite chondrites, which originate from the asteroid Vesta in the outer asteroid belt. CI, CM, and eucrite chondrites are believed to have...
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    this class have spectra very similar to those of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites (types CI and CM). The latter are very close in chemical composition to...
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  • asteroids can be reproduced through a combination of 31% CI and 49% CM groups of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, plus 20% Tagish lake meteorites, after undergoing...
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    Tagish Lake (meteorite) (category Chondrite meteorites)
    some similarities to the two most primitive carbonaceous chondrite types, the CI and CM chondrites; it is nevertheless quite distinct from either of them...
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    water to remain in the lithic matrix. The carbonaceous chondrite class is often water-rich, and the CI sub group are as much as 22% water. Notable nearby...
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    1952). "Solving the Riddle of Chubb Crater". National Geographic Magazine. CI (1): 1–31. "Buried Missile". Time. 24 September 1951. Archived from the original...
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  • 1815 Mount Tambora eruption 2.33×1020 J Kinetic energy of a carbonaceous chondrite meteor 1 km in diameter striking Earth's surface at 20 km/s. Such an impact...
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