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Table 2

Typical mineral composition of chondrites, mass-densities ϱ of components, mass-fractions Xmin of minerals, and mass-fractions Xel of the elements that release heat by radioactive decays (data for Xmin from Yomogida & Matsui 1983).

H-chondrite L-chondrite H-chondrite L-chondrite
Species Composition ϱ Xmin Composition ϱ Xmin Element Xel Xel
g cm-3 g cm-3

Olivine Fo80Fa20 3.51 0.37 Fo75Fa25 3.58 0.49 Al 9.10 × 10-3 8.95 × 10-3
Orthopyroxene En83Fs17 3.25 0.25 En78Fs22 3.27 0.23 Fe 2.93 × 10-1 2.26 × 10-1
Clinopyroxene En49Fs6Wo45 3.09 0.05 En48Fs8Wo44 3.10 0.06 K 7.07 × 10-4 7.07 × 10-4
Plagioclase Ab82Or6An12 2.64 0.08 Ab84Or6An10 2.64 0.08 Th 5.16 × 10-8 5.72 × 10-8
Nickel-iron Irn92Nkl8 7.90 0.20 Irn87Nkl13 7.95 0.09 U 2.86 × 10-8 3.17 × 10-8
Troilite Tr 4.91 0.05 Tr 4.91 0.05
Average  = ϱbulk 3.78 3.59

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