IAB meteorite

IAB meteorites
— Group —
Goose Lake Meteorite is a IAB meteorite in the sLL subgroup (low-Au, low-Ni)
TypeIron
Structural classificationHexahedrites, fine to coarse octahedrites, sometimes ataxites
ClassPrimitive achondrite
Subgroups
  • sLL
  • sLM (was IIIC)
  • sLH (was IIID)
  • sHL
  • sHH (includes Gay Gulch trio)
  • Udei Station grouplet
  • Pitts grouplet
  • Algarrabo duo
  • Mundrabilla duo
  • Britstown duo
  • NWA 468 duo
  • Twin City duo
  • Solo irons related to IAB
Parent bodyIAB
CompositionMeteoric iron (kamacite & taenite) & silicate inclusions

IAB meteorites are a group of iron meteorites according to their overall composition and a group of primitive achondrites because of silicate inclusions that show a strong affinity to winonaites and chondrites.[1]

  1. ^ M. K. Weisberg; T. J. McCoy, A. N. Krot (2006). "Systematics and Evaluation of Meteorite Classification" (PDF). In D. S. Lauretta; H. Y. McSween, Jr. (eds.). Meteorites and the early solar system II. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp. 19–52. ISBN 978-0816525621. Retrieved 15 December 2012.