Diogenite

Diogenite
— Group —
The Johnstown Diogenite.
TypeAchondrite
Structural classificationIgneous rocks of plutonic origin
ClassAsteroidal achondrite
ClanHED
Parent body4 Vesta
CompositionPrimarily magnesium-rich orthopyroxene, a little plagioclase & olivine
Total known specimens~40
Tatahouine, diogenite

Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites.

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