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- A suggested example of such old family remains are the 9 Metis and 113 Amalthea pair.
- The spectrum of 113 Amalthea reveals the presence of the mineral olivine, a relative rarity in the asteroid belt.
- However, a spectroscopic analysis found strong spectral similarities between Metis and 113 Amalthea, and it is suggested that these asteroids may be remnants of a very old ( at least ~ 1 differentiated.