Lodranite

The Lodranite form a small group within the stone -iron meteorites. They are composed of nickel - iron and silicates. Through the silicate fraction, which consists mainly of olivine and pyroxene, they are chemically related to the enstatite chondrites and H chondrites. Since Lodraniten However, the typical chondrules are missing, they are usually counted among the primitive achondrites.

Most Lodranite have been found on the bare blue ice of Antarctica.

• Meteorites