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Table 1

Basic mineral species considered for the calculation of properties of chondrite material, their atomic weight A, mass-density ϱ, and abbreviation of mineral name.

Species Composition A ϱ Abbr.

Forsterite Mg2SiO4 140.69 3.22 Fo
Fayalite Fe2SiO4 203.78 4.66 Fa
Enstatite MgSiO3 100.39 3.20 En
Ferrosilite FeSiO3 132.32 3.52 Fs
Wollastonite CaSiO2 116.16 2.91 Wo
Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 277.41 2.75 An
Albite NaAlSi3O8 263.02 2.63 Ab
Orthoclase KAlSi3O8 278.33 2.55 Or
Iron Fe 55.45 7.81 Irn
Nickel Ni 58.69 8.91 Nkl
Troilite FeS 87.91 4.91 Tr

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