aubrite
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thumb|354x354px|Fragment of the Aubres meteorite observed under a microscope at 40x magnification. Aubrites are a group of meteorites named for Aubres, a small achondrite meteorite that fell in 1836 in Aubres near Nyons, France. They are primarily composed of the orthopyroxene enstatite and are often called enstatite achondrites. Their igneous origin separates them from primitive enstatite achondrites and means they originated in an asteroid.
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- Meteorite subdivision.Subdivision
- Group
- Meteorite subdivision.Name
- Aubrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Image
- Cumberland Falls meteorite.jpg
- Meteorite subdivision.Image_caption
- Cumberland Falls, an aubrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Type
- Achondrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Class
- Asteroidal achondrite or enstatite achondrite
- Meteorite subdivision.Clan
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- Meteorite subdivision.Parent_body
- Possibly (3103) Eger
- Meteorite subdivision.Image2
- Shallowater meteorite.jpg
- Meteorite subdivision.Image2_caption
- Shallowater meteorite, an aubrite
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- Cumberland Falls meteorite.jpg
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thumb|354x354px|Fragment of the Aubres meteorite observed under a microscope at 40x magnification. Aubrites are a group of meteorites named for Aubres, a small achondrite meteorite that fell in 1836 in Aubres near Nyons, France. They are primarily composed of the orthopyroxene enstatite and are often called enstatite achondrites. Their igneous origin separates them from primitive enstatite achondrites and means they originated in an asteroid.
Aubrites are typically light-colored with a brownish fusion crust. Most aubrites are heavily brecciated; they are often said to look "lunar" in origin.