Stony-iron Meteorite

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5365. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar System, Meteors

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A meteorite composed of roughly equal proportions of silicate (stony) material and metals (mostly nickel-iron); formerly called a siderolite. Stony-irons are the least common of the three main types of meteorite, accounting for less than 1% of all known specimens. The great majority of them fall into either of two main classes: the pallasites and the meso-siderites. Pallasites consist of a matrix...

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