The aim of the article is to estimate Fe, Ni and Co resources on H-chondrite parent bodies based on the bulk chemical composition, mineral composition and chemical composition of ore minerals – kamacite and taenite. The authors based their calculations on the results of their own research (ICP MS, EPMA, microscopic observation in reflected light) verified by results reported in the literature, which are usually more representative as they come from studies of larger numbers of meteorites.

The authors’ calculations have demonstrated that about 16 ​wt% of rock with H chondrite composition is metallic iron (Fe⁰), which is potentially attractive in deposit terms. It is found mainly in FeNi alloy grains – kamacite (over 90%) and taenite (c. 8%). Nickel, which constitutes about 1.7 ​wt% of H chondrites and their parent bodies, makes c. 53% of kamacite grains, and about 47% of taenite grains. Moreover, about 98% of Co is contained in kamacite, and only 2% – in taenite. Therefore, the parent asteroids of H chondrites can be treated wholly as polymetallic deposits, with pure metal (Fe, Ni and Co) content in the form of mineable FeNi ore minerals (kamacite and taenite) of about 18 ​wt% of the whole asteroid.

Asteroid (6) Hebe, like other H-chondrite parent bodies, e.g. asteroids (3) Juno, (25) Phocaea, (16 ​960) 1998 QS₅₂, (99 ​901) 1989 VA, (138 ​524) 2000 OJ₈, (143 ​624) 2003 HM₁₆, or (159 ​857) 2004 LJ, may become the first potential extraterrestrial sites of metal ore (Fe, Ni and Co) mining. The first mined ore will be probably regolith accumulated on the surfaces of these bodies. This may be of prime significance for further human exploration of the Solar System space.

本文的目的是根据矿石矿物的整体化学成分、矿物成分和化学成分——铁纹石和斑纹石，估计 H 球粒陨石母体上的 Fe、Ni 和 Co 资源量。作者的计算基于他们自己的研究结果（ICP MS、EPMA、反射光下的显微观察），并通过文献报告的结果进行验证，这些结果通常更具代表性，因为它们来自对大量陨石的研究。

作者的计算表明，大约 16 重量％的具有 H 球粒陨石成分的岩石是金属铁 (Fe ⁰ )，这在矿床方面具有潜在的吸引力。它主要存在于 FeNi 合金晶粒中 - 铁纹石（超过 90%）和斑纹石（约 8%）。镍约占 H 球粒陨石及其母体的 1.7 wt%，使 c. 53% 的钾纹石晶粒，以及约 47% 的条石晶粒。此外，大约 98% 的 Co 包含在 Kamacite 中，而只有 2% – 包含在 taenite 中。因此，H球粒陨石的母体小行星可以完全作为多金属矿床处理，纯金属（Fe、Ni和Co）含量以可开采的FeNi矿石矿物（铁镁石和燧石）的形式约占整个小行星的18%。 .

小行星 (6) Hebe，像其他 H-球粒陨石母体，例如小行星 (3) Juno, (25) Phocaea, (16 960) 1998 QS ₅₂ , (99 901) 1989 VA, (138 524) 2000 OJ ₈、(143 624) 2003 HM ₁₆或(159 857) 2004 LJ，可能成为第一个潜在的外星金属矿(Fe、Ni和Co)开采地点。第一个开采的矿石可能是堆积在这些物体表面的风化层。这对于人类进一步探索太阳系空间可能具有重要意义。