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808 Merxia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It forms the namesake for the Merxia family of asteroids that share common orbital elements and physical properties.The spectrum of this object indicates that it is an S-type asteroid with both low and high calcium forms of pyroxene on the surface along with less than 20% olivine. The high-calcium form of pyroxene forms 40% or more of the total pyroxene present indicating a history of igneous rock depopsits.
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