stony meteorite

noun

1. any of various meteorites composed mainly of rock-forming silicates, especially olivine, plagioclase, and pyroxene, and classified as achondrites or chondrites.

stony meteorite

noun

1. a meteorite composed mainly of silicates

stony meteorite

1. See under meteorite

Example Sentences

The rock, which is a chondrite, or stony meteorite, measures 11 inches by 9.8 inches by 7.9 inches.

From Fox News

A rock discovered in a garden in Germany has been confirmed as the largest stony meteorite ever found in the country.

From Fox News

"We got very excited about this because we realised we weren't looking at a stony meteorite, but an iron meteorite - and not just any old iron meteorite; it had to be quite an unusual composition."

From BBC

“If you don’t have to have nickel in a stony meteorite, then you don’t have to have nickel in an iron meteorite.”

From The Verge

To distinguish a stony meteorite from terrestrial rock substances is not always easy, but there is usually little difficulty in pronouncing upon an iron meteorite.

From Project Gutenberg