Hexahedrites are a structural class of iron meteorite. They are composed almost exclusively of the nickel–iron alloy kamacite and are lower in nickel content...

(octahedrite and hexahedrite types). In the octahedrites it is found in bands interleaving with taenite forming Widmanstätten patterns. In hexahedrites, fine parallel...

are fine patterns of parallel lines seen in cross-sections of many hexahedrite iron meteorites in the kamacite phase, although they may appear also...

group of iron meteorites. Their structural classification ranges from hexahedrites to octahedrites. IIABs have the lowest concentration of nickel of all...

phase boundary where kamacite is exsolved from taenite. Meteoric iron with less than about 6% nickel (hexahedrite) is completely changed to kamacite....

connected with the relative abundance of nickel to iron. The categories are: Hexahedrites (H): low nickel, no Widmanstätten pattern, may present Neumann lines;...

Holocene Exposed Yes Drilled Yes Bolide type Coarse octahedrite to granular hexahedrite Location Coordinates 27°38′S 61°42′W / 27.633°S 61.700°W / -27.633;...

The Twannberg meteorite is a hexahedrite iron meteorite. It is the only meteorite of the IIG group found in Europe and the largest meteorite ever found...

to the public in 1954 as a geological museum, featuring the granular hexahedrite meteorite found on the state park property in the 1930s. The meteorite...

By type, class, clan, group and grouplet Structural Ataxite Hexahedrite Octahedrite Obsolete terms Amphoterite Nonmagmatic meteorite...

The Coahuila meteorite is a hexahedrite iron meteorite found in Coahuila, Mexico. The large number of fragments has led to many synonyms and many authors...

eucrite and diogenite. HED meteorite – a clan of basaltic achondrites. Hexahedrite – a structural class of iron meteorites having a relatively low nickel...

By type, class, clan, group and grouplet Structural Ataxite Hexahedrite Octahedrite Obsolete terms Amphoterite Nonmagmatic meteorite...

group of iron meteorites. The group currently has six members. They are hexahedrites with large amounts of schreibersite. The meteoric iron is composed of...

By type, class, clan, group and grouplet Structural Ataxite Hexahedrite Octahedrite Obsolete terms Amphoterite Nonmagmatic meteorite...

The Bellsbank meteorite is a hexahedrite iron meteorite with abundant schreibersite. It is classified as a member of the IIG group. It was found in Bellsbank...

divided into objects with similar internal structures (octahedrites, hexahedrites, and ataxites), but these terms are now used for purely descriptive purposes...

he demonstrated that twinning was the cause of Neumann lines found in hexahedrite. His interest in chemical problems associated with geology led to his...

village of Avče. Its name is Avce. It weighs 1,230 grams (43 oz) and is a hexahedrite, composed primarily of iron. It is kept at the Vienna Natural History...

could also be an example of a hexaoctahedrite (a transition between hexahedrite and octahedrite). A more recent reference states that the meteorite is...

(kamacite and taenite) and silicate inclusions. Structurally they can be hexahedrites, fine to coarse octahedrites, or even ataxites. Most of them are octahedrite...

By type, class, clan, group and grouplet Structural Ataxite Hexahedrite Octahedrite Obsolete terms Amphoterite Nonmagmatic meteorite...