Family

complex mix

Class

mixed molecular solid

Compound type

complex organic-mineral mix

Comments

38.4 vol% of matrix in PCA02010 meteorite (Alexander et al., 2007) - matrix = mixture of minerals and organics - Matrix heated at 150°C for 2h => possible composition and state evolutions

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Mass fraction	State	Relevance	Comments
	$C$	Carbon	element			0.18 $\pm$ 0.01	in complex	main	0.18 wt% of C in the matrix, unknown abundance of other atoms - data from Alexander et al. (2007)
	$H$	Hydrogen	element				in complex	main
	$O$	Oxygen	element				in complex	main
	$N$	Nitrogen	element				in complex	main
	$Si$	Silicon	element				in complex	main

Phase name

mixed

Phase type

mixed

Texture

complex