stony-iron meteorite

[ stoh-nee-ahy-ern ]

noun
  1. a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter.

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stony-iron meteorite

[ stōnē-īərn ]


  1. A relatively rare type of meteorite consisting of approximately equal amounts by weight of silicate minerals and an alloy of nickel and iron. See more at meteorite.

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