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Carbonaceous chondrites or C chondrites are a class of chondritic meteorites comprising at least 8 known groups and many ungrouped meteorites. They include

chondrites are meteorites that are rich in carbon. The word "carbonaceous" was first used in 1791. In geology, metamorphism of a carbonaceous geological material

Chondrites can be distinguished from iron meteorites by their low iron and nickel content. Non-metallic meteorites that lack chondrules are achondrites, which

called meteorite falls. All others are known as meteorite finds. Meteorites have traditionally been divided into three broad categories: stony meteorites that

most chemically primitive meteorites known, with elemental compositions closely matching the Sun. These rare carbonaceous chondrites are defined by their

The Murchison meteorite is a meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969 near Murchison, Victoria. It belongs to the carbonaceous chondrite class, a group

Solar System. Carbonaceous chondrites compose about 4 percent of all meteorites observed to fall from space. Prior to 1969, the carbonaceous chondrite class

of Meteorites, 5th Edition, Cambridge University Press Orgueil is one of five known meteorites belonging to the CI chondrite group (see meteorites classification)

grains were discovered within meteorites. The first unambiguous consequence of the existence of presolar grains within meteorites came from the laboratory

The Murray meteorite is a CM2-type carbonaceous chondrite that exploded more than 45 km above western Kentucky in the early morning of 20 September 1950