Science. 1965 Jul 16;149(3681):317. doi: 10.1126/science.149.3681.317.
Combustion analyses of total carbon in chondritic meteorites indicate a fractionation of this element between the various types of chondrites. The median values for the percentage of carbon by weight are 0.40 for enstatite chondrites, 0.09 for olivine-bronzite chondrites, and 0.08 for olivine-hypersthene chondrites. Olivine-pigeonite chondrites show great variations in their carbon contents.
球粒陨石中总碳的燃烧分析表明,该元素在各种类型的陨石之间存在分馏。按重量计算,顽火辉石陨石中碳的中位数百分比为 0.40,橄榄石-古铜辉石陨石为 0.09,橄榄石-紫苏辉石陨石为 0.08。橄榄石-易变辉石陨石的碳含量变化很大。