Constituent
Name
matrix ALH84044 heated at 300C
Family
complex mix
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
complex organic-mineral mix
Comments
38.4 vol% of matrix in ALH84044 meteorite (Alexander et al., 2007) - matrix = mixture of minerals and organics - Matrix heated at 150°C for 2h => possible composition and state evolutions
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
complex intimate mix
Isotope mixture type
unknown
  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