diogenite

Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites.

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Meteorite subdivision.Subdivision: Group
Meteorite subdivision.Name: Diogenite
Meteorite subdivision.Image: JohnstownDiogenite.jpg
Meteorite subdivision.Image_caption: The Johnstown Diogenite.
Meteorite subdivision.Type: Achondrite
Meteorite subdivision.Class: Asteroidal achondrite
Meteorite subdivision.Clan: HED
Meteorite subdivision.Structural_classification: Igneous rocks of plutonic origin
Meteorite subdivision.Parent_body: 4 Vesta
Meteorite subdivision.Composition: Primarily magnesium-rich orthopyroxene, a little plagioclase & olivine
Meteorite subdivision.Number_of_specimens: ~40
Meteorite subdivision.Image2: Tatahouine Diogenite 72g.jpg
Meteorite subdivision.Image2_caption: Tatahouine, diogenite

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Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites.

==Origin and composition== Diogenites are currently believed to originate from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta, and as such are part of the HED meteorite clan. There are about 40 distinct members known.