Material
Name
Orthopyroxenes
Origin
natural terrestrial
Comments
Mass fraction uncertain (0.014 for < 2µm size - Vogt 2002)
Abundance in layer
Relevance
main - major
Mass
0.005 ± 0.005 g
Mass fraction
0.014 ± 0.01
Texture
compact
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 25.0 μm 50.0 μm 1.0 None
Size method
dry sieving between 25 and 50 µm meshs, without grinding
Number
1
Arrangement
single phase
  Name Compound type Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Adsorbat name
Orthopyroxenes inosilicate single phase 1.0 ± 0.001