یوکریت
Sign in to saveEucrites are achondritic stony meteorites, many of which originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta and are part of the HED meteorite clan. They are the most common achondrite group with over 100 meteorites found.
Key facts
- Meteorite subdivision.Subdivision
- Group
- Meteorite subdivision.Name
- Eucrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Image
- Meteor Stonařov u Jihlavy.jpg
- Meteorite subdivision.Image_caption
- Stannern eucrite, found in the Czech Republic.
- Meteorite subdivision.Compositional_type
- Stony
- Meteorite subdivision.Type
- Achondrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Class
- Asteroidal achondrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Clan
- HED meteorite
- Meteorite subdivision.Parent_body
- 4 Vesta and others
- Meteorite subdivision.Composition
- Basaltic rock, mostly Calcium-poor pyroxene, pigeonite, and Calcium-rich plagioclase (anorthite)
- Meteorite subdivision.Number_of_specimens
- >100
- Meteorite subdivision.Image2
- Eucrite GRA98033.jpg
- Meteorite subdivision.Image2_caption
- GRA98033 a brecciated eucrite about 5 cm across, found in the Graves Nunataks region of Antarctica.
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- NWA 3359 meteorite, eucrite (14787953102).jpg
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- Eucrites
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