Benton[1] is a meteorite found near the village of Benton, New Brunswick following a fireball.[2] Two masses were found but the meteorites were split up. The largest fragment is now in the Canadian National Meteorite Collection, Ottawa.

Classification

It is classified as LL6-ordinary chondrite.[1]

The geological history of Benton has four stages: chondrule formation and accumulation, brecciation, thermal metamorphism and finally shock vein formation.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Benton
  2. ^ a b Walton, E. L. & Spray, J. G., 2003, Mineralogy, petrology, and thermal evolution of the Benton LL6 chondrite Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol. 39, No. 8, Supplement, p. A157-161
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_meteorite
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