Petrographic classification of middle ordovician fossil meteorites from Sweden
The maximum diameter of chromite (FeCr2O4) grains within L chondrites reflects the petrographic type of the sample. On the basis of our measurements of nine recent L chondrites, L3 chromite D-mac = 34-50 mu m, L4 = 87-150 mu m, L5 = 76-158 mu m, and L6 = 253-638 mu m. This variation reflects the crystallization of the chromite grains during parent body thermal metamorphism.We use this calibration
