Meteorite Allende (Granada)

Practical significance

Cometary dust analog

Origin

Crushed piece of meteorite Allende

Main constituent
Olivine
Color
Dark grey
Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
2.63
Particle size Mie: veff
3.43
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.25
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
4.23
Size distribution plot:
Allende (Granada) meteorite size distribution
Size distribution table
size_allendegra.txt
SEM/TEM images:
Allende (Granada) meteorite SEM Image
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Allende (Granada) meteorite SEM Images
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
520.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_allendegra_520nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Allende (Granada) - 520 nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
520.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
extra_allendegra_520nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
extra_allendegra_520nm_F.txt
Refractive index

1.65 + i0.001 (estimation based on constituents)

Angle range (deg)
[5,177]
Reference/s
Frattin et al., 2019