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How are meteorites be classified?

Answer 1

Nolan Aldridge

#"Meteorites can mainly be classified into three types based on their composition"#

#"Although meteorites are classified into further divisions"#

#"These are the main classifications"#

#1)color(red)(color(red)("Stony meteorites"#

#"These meteorites are mainly comprised of stone materials"#
#2)color(blue)("Iron meteorites"#

#"These meteorites are mainly composed of Iron particles"#
#3)color(green)("Stony-Iron meteorites"#

#"These meteorites are mixtures of stone and iron particles"#

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Answer 2

Cooper Ann

Iron, stony, and stony-iron meteorites are the three primary types of meteorites. These groups are further subdivided according to particular mineral compositions, textures, and elemental presences.

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