IAB meteorite
IAB meteorites are a group of iron meteorites according to their overall composition and a group of primitive achondrites because of silicate inclusions that show a strong affinity to winonaites and chondrites.
| IAB meteorites | |
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| — Group — | |
Goose Lake Meteorite is a IAB meteorite in the sLL subgroup (low-Au, low-Ni) | |
| Type | Iron |
| Structural classification | Hexahedrites, fine to coarse octahedrites, sometimes ataxites |
| Class | Primitive achondrite |
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| Parent body | IAB |
| Composition | Meteoric iron (kamacite & taenite) & silicate inclusions |
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