Definition of Mesosiderites. Meaning of Mesosiderites. Synonyms of Mesosiderites

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Definition of Mesosiderites

Mesosiderite
Mesosiderite Mes`o*sid"er*ite, n. [Meso- + siderite.] (Min.) See the Note under Meteorite.

Meaning of Mesosiderites from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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)...
- divided into mesosiderites and pallasites. Pallasites have a matrix of meteoric iron with embedded silicates (most of it olivine). Mesosiderites are breccias...
- type in the Bus-DeMeo taxonomy, with spectral properties similar to mesosiderites. It spans a girth of 59±2 km and has a rotation period of 4.65 h. "337...
- Archaean granite of the Yilgarn Craton. The discovery of fragments of mesosiderite stony-iron meteorite around the crater confirms an impact origin, making...
- similar to Psyche's, including enstatite chondrites, bencubbinites, and mesosiderites. Several observers have reported the presence of silicate minerals on...
- analogs (e.g. enstatite chondrites, metal-rich carbonaceous chondrites, mesosiderites), and in some cases may also be rubble piles. The earliest interpretation...
- meteorites originated. The other major type of stony-iron meteorites is the mesosiderites. Tektites (from Gr**** t****s, molten) are not themselves meteorites...
- interest because the meteorite fell under the lesser known class of mesosiderites. Mesosiderites are very rare on Earth and its occurrence on Mars gives clues...
- composition of suspected asteroid remnants has been classified as low metal mesosiderites. The bolide explosion would also have produced microspherules under...