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Ataxites (from Gr****
meaning "without structure") are a
structural class of iron
meteorites with a high
nickel content and show no Widmanstätten patterns...
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Plessitic (Opl): a
transitional structure between octahedrites and
ataxites Ataxites (D): very high nickel, no Widmanstätten pattern, rare. A
newer chemical...
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objects with
similar internal structures (octahedrites, hexahedrites, and
ataxites), but
these terms are now used for
purely descriptive purposes and have...
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interleaving with
kamacite forming Widmanstätten patterns,
whereas in
ataxites it is the
dominant constituent. In
octahedrites a fine
intermixture with...
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kamacite spindles, a
transitional structure between octahedrites and
ataxites, 9-18% Ni,
symbol Opl
Octahedrite is an
obsolete synonym for anatase, one...
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accentuate the
Thomson structures therefore many are
mistakenly called ataxites ar first.
Kamacite is only
stable at
temperatures below 723 °C or 600 °C...
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purported Tibetan Buddhist statue of Vaiśravaṇa, was
likely carved from an
ataxite meteorite. It has been
speculated that it may be made from a
fragment of...
- 84% iron and 16% nickel, with
traces of cobalt. It is
classified as an
ataxite iron
meteorite belonging to the nickel-rich
chemical class IVB. A crust...
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Structurally they can be hexahedrites, fine to co**** octahedrites, or even
ataxites. Most of them are
octahedrite with
medium to co**** taenite-lamella and...
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Chinga meteorite is an iron meteorite. It is
structurally an
ataxite with very rare
kamacite lamella. The
meteoric iron is a part of the
lamella taenite...
