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Piece of the Allende meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite, which fell as a shower of numerous fragments in Mexico in 1969. The large light spots are calcium- and aluminum-rich refractory inclusions; many rounded chondrules also are present. The inclusions and chondrules, which formed at high temperatures, are embedded in a dark gray matrix containing fine-grained minerals that formed at much lower temperatures.
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Media added. Feb 13, 2019
Modified title of Web site: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Explore Our Collections - Allende Meteorite. Nov 16, 2016
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Explore Our Collections - Allende Meteorite. May 12, 2015
Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - Ursa Minor and Polaris. Jul 22, 2011
New article added. Mar 09, 2007
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