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Alais
Alais is a CI1 carbonaceous chondrite that fell near Alais, now called Ales, in southern France in 1806. CI meteorites are chemically primitive, rich in hydrated minerals, and notable for elemental compositions that closely resemble the nonvolatile composition of the Sun, although their original textures have been heavily altered by water. Claims made during the twentieth century that Alais contai...
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Orgueil
Orgueil is a CI1 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell near Orgueil in southern France on 14 May 1864. CI chondrites are chemically primitive, fine-grained rocks rich in hydrated minerals and organic compounds, and their nonvolatile elemental abundances closely resemble those measured in the solar photosphere. Because the material has undergone extensive alteration by water on its parent body...
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