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    Octahedrites are the most common structural class of iron meteorites. The structures occur because the meteoric iron has a certain nickel concentration...
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    structures, are figures of long phases of nickel–iron, found in the octahedrite shapes of iron meteorite crystals and some pallasites. Iron meteorites...
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    pronunciation: [mʉˈǒːnɪɔnalːɵsta]) is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border...
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    coarse octahedrites, 6.4–8.7% Ni, 55–100 ppm Ga, 190–520 ppm Ge, 0.6–5.5 ppm Ir, Ge-Ni correlation negative. IB: Ataxites and medium octahedrites, 8.7–25%...
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    is one of the largest known iron meteorites, classified as a coarse octahedrite in chemical group IIIE-an. In addition to many small fragments, at least...
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    iron meteorite belonging to the meteorite group IIAB and with a coarse octahedrite structure. It is composed of approximately 93% iron, 5.9% nickel, 0.42%...
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    is one of the largest known iron meteorites, classified as a medium octahedrite in chemical group IIIAB. In addition to many small fragments, at least...
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    crystal structure of this meteorite provides a classic example of fine octahedrite and the Widmanstätten pattern is appreciated for its beauty both by collectors...
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    billion years (± 70 million years). This meteorite is an iron octahedrite (coarse octahedrite). Minerals reported from the meteorite include: Cohenite –...
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    Widmanstätten pattern showing the two forms of nickel–iron, kamacite and taenite, in an octahedrite meteorite...
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  • 76°03′35″N 64°55′20″W / 76.05972°N 64.92222°W / 76.05972; -64.92222 Octahedrite IIIAB 30,880 kg (68,080 lb) 3 Campo del Cielo (Gancedo) 2016 Chaco, Argentina...
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    It is a major constituent of iron meteorites (octahedrite and hexahedrite types). In the octahedrites it is found in bands interleaving with taenite...
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    "band, ribbon". Taenite is a major constituent of iron meteorites. In octahedrites it is found in bands interleaving with kamacite forming Widmanstätten...
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    Museum of Natural History Type Iron Structural classification Medium octahedrite Group IIIAB Composition 91% Fe, 7.62% Ni, 18.6ppm Ga, 37.3ppm Ge, 4.7ppm...
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    in the immediate area that were formed by the impact of thousands of octahedrites (an iron metallic type) that fell in prehistoric times. The web site...
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    The iron meteorites of the IIE chemical type are octahedrites of various coarseness, most of which contain numerous inclusions of recrystallized stony...
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    The Cranbourne meteorite is an octahedrite iron meteorite. It is the second largest meteorite found in Australia after the Mundrabilla meteorite, but...
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    iron meteorite belonging to the chemical group IIAB and with a coarse octahedrite structure. More than 70 tonnes (metric tons) of material survived the...
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    meteorite fragments collected around the crater are classified as a coarse octahedrite belonging to chemical class IIAB; the fragments show considerable evidence...
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  • asteroid containing iron and nickel. It has been identified as a group I octahedrite and as an IAB meteorite with a size of about 15 m (49 ft). The impact...
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    (16 mi) northwest of Wabar, which contained fragments of a Type IIIA octahedrite identical to Wabar fragments, support this northwestern direction of...
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    ": 145  An example of a primitive rock is the achondritic iron-nickel octahedrite mineral seen in the Widmanstätten pattern that is found in a number of...
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    other dipyramidal ones. Another name commonly in use for anatase is octahedrite, which is earlier than anatase and was given by Horace Bénédict de Saussure...
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  • specimen as octahedrite. He wrote that it could also be an example of a hexaoctahedrite (a transition between hexahedrite and octahedrite). A more recent...
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    fine-grained mixture of the minerals kamacite and taenite found in the octahedrite iron meteorites. It occurs in gaps (its name is derived from the Greek...
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    total known mass is about 3 tonnes. These iron meteorites are a coarse octahedrite, chemical type IAB-sLL. The mean composition is 90.5% Fe and 8.1% Ni...
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  • space-filling tetrahedral-octahedral honeycomb. The plates of kamacite alloy in octahedrite meteorites are arranged paralleling the eight faces of an octahedron...
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    to 4700 years ago Holocene Exposed Yes Drilled Yes Bolide type Coarse octahedrite to granular hexahedrite Location Coordinates 27°38′S 61°42′W / 27.633°S...
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  • chondrite Observed fall – a meteorite that was seen when it fell to Earth. Octahedrite – the most common structural class of iron meteorites. Ordinary chondrite...
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    meteorite collisions of recent history. It is classified as a medium octahedrite of the IIIB chemical class and shows Widmanstätten patterns. On 3 April...
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