diogenite
Sign in to saveDiogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites.
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It sits within the topics 4 Vesta, Asteroidal achondrites and Meteorite groups.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- HED meteorite
- Image
- JohnstownDiogenite.jpg
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- Diogenites
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Origin and composition
- Name
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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