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Table 3
Summary of the identified distinct spectral features of different meteorite types.
| Meteorite type | Reference sample | Distinct spectral features | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | Weak | Missing | |||
| H and L ordinary | Košice (H5), Pultusk (H5), Buzzard Coulee (H4), NWA 869 (L3-6), Mocs (L5-6) | Cr, Li | H, CN | compact Fe, Mn, Si, Mg | |
| LL ordinary | Knyahinya (L/LL5), Ragland (LL3.4), Chelyabinsk (LL5), Kheneg Ljouâd (LL5/6) | often Cr, Na, K | Li | H, CN | variable group; compact Fe, Mn, Si, Mg |
| CM carbonaceous | Murchison (CM2) | H, CN, Na, K | Cr, Mn, Si | Fe, Mg similar to OC | |
| CO carbonaceous | Lancé (CO3.5) | H, CN | Cr, Mn, Si, Li | Fe, Mg similar to OC | |
| CV carbonaceous | Allende (CV3) | CN | Cr, Mn, Si, Li | Fe, Mg similar to OC | |
| Enstatite | Eagle (EL6) | Mn | Cr, Li | Ni | Fe, Mg, Si similar to OC |
| Eucrite | Stannern | Si, Cr, Li, Al*, Ca* | Mg, K | Ni, H, CN | |
| Diogenite | Bilanga | Cr, Si, Mg | Fe, Na, K | Ni | moderate CN in our sample |
| Howardite | Sariçiçek | Si, Cr, Al*, Ca* | Mg, K | Ni, H, CN | |
| Martian | Tissint (shergottite) | Si, Mn, Cr, Al*, Ca* | Mg | Ni | |
| Lunar | NWA 11303 | Si, Al*, Ca* | Fe, Mg, Cr | Ni | moderate H, CN in our sample |
| Aubrite | Norton County | Mg, Si | Fe | Ni | faint H, CN in our sample |
| Ureilite | Dhofar 1575 | CN, Mg, H, Li | Si, Na, K, Mn | Ni | |
| Mesosiderite | Mincy | Fe, Cr, Si | Na, K | CN | moderate H in our sample |
| Iron | Mount Joy | Fe | Li, Cr, Mn | H, CN, Si, Mg | |
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