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iron meteorite
noun
- a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel
iron meteorite
- See under meteorite
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I saw the gray side of the rough iron meteorite itself, half-buried in the sand at the bottom of the pit.
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The surface of a suspected iron meteorite is polished to a high luster and nitric acid is poured upon it.
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It has been suggested that this “crater” was formed by the fall of an enormous iron meteorite, or small asteroid.
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The Willamette iron meteorite, weighing 16½ tons, lay in a forest when found and was not deeply buried.
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The Bacubirito iron meteorite, weighing 20 tons, lay in soft soil, barely beneath the level of the surface.
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