A summary of the diagnostic mineralogic and chemical characteristics of these groups of chondrites is given in the table below.
| EH | EL | K | R | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type meteorite (other examples) | Qingzhen | Hvittis | Kakangari | Rumuruti | |
| Chemistry1 | Abundance patterns |
RLE = 0.87 x CI | RLE = 0.83 x CI | RLE = 0.9 x CI | RLE = 0.95 x CI |
| Mean Mg/Si | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.93 | ||
| Mean Al/Si | 0.050 | 0.058 | 0.070 | ||
| Mean Ca/Si | 0.036 | 0.038 | 0.053 | ||
| Mean δ18O | ~5 | ~2.5 | ~6 | ||
| Mean δ17O | ~2.5 | ~ -1 | ~5.5 | ||
| Color2 | dark gray (buff when weathered) | ||||
| Approximate chondrule abundance (vol. %) | 60-80 | 27 | >40 | ||
| Chondrule | Size (mm) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Types 4 | PO (0.1), POP (4), PP (77), granular (1), BO (0.1), RP (13), CC (5) | porphyritic (~87), nonporphyritic (~13) | - | porphyritic (~92), nonporphyritic (~8) | |
| Ca-Al Inclusions (vol. %) | <1 | <1 | <<1 | 0 | |
| Matrix (%) | 2-15 3 | 2-15 3 | 73 | 35 | |
| Dominant matrix silicate | - | - | enstatite | - | |
| Ni-Fe metal (vol. %) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| Olivine | Fa (mol. %) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 39 |
| FeO/MnO (g/g) | - | - | 70-88 | ||