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Mesosiderites are a
class of stony–iron
meteorites consisting of
about equal parts of
metallic nickel-iron and silicate. They are
breccias with an irregular...
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Archaean granite of the
Yilgarn Craton. The
discovery of
fragments of
mesosiderite stony-iron
meteorite around the
crater confirms an
impact origin, making...
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pallasites (which are now
known to
comprise several distinct groups) and
mesosiderites (a
textural term that is also
synonymous with the name of a
modern group)...
- When it
struck it
buried itself 15 feet in the ground. It is made of
mesosiderite.
Portions of the
meteorite are on
display in the
Estherville Public Library...
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similar to Psyche's,
including enstatite chondrites, bencubbinites, and
mesosiderites.
Several observers have
reported the
presence of
silicate minerals on...
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divided into
mesosiderites and pallasites.
Pallasites have a
matrix of
meteoric iron with
embedded silicates (most of it olivine).
Mesosiderites are breccias...
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analogs (e.g.
enstatite chondrites, metal-rich
carbonaceous chondrites,
mesosiderites), and in some
cases may also be
rubble piles. The
earliest interpretation...
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pallasites Eagle station pallasite grouplet Pyroxene Pallasite grouplet Mesosiderite group The Hoba meteorite, the
biggest known iron meteorite. It lies in...
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meteorites originated. The
other major type of stony-iron
meteorites is the
mesosiderites.
Tektites (from Gr**** t****s, molten) are not
themselves meteorites...
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unconfirmed 'iron mountain' in Africa. The
existence of a huge stony-iron
mesosiderite approximately 45
kilometers from the
Saharan city Chinguetti, Mauritania...
