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KAMACITE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A meteorite mineral consisting of the body-centred cubic alphaphase of a nickel-iron alloy, with a fairly constant composition of 5-7% nickel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Variété de fer des météorites.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Variedad de hierro nativo procedente de meteoritos caídos en la Tierra; contiene 7 por ciento de níquel en promedio.

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Record 2 1978-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Astronomy
  • Planets
OBS

A meteorite mineral consisting of the body-centered cubic alpha-phase of a nickel-iron alloy, with a fairly constant composition of 5-7% nickel. It occurs in iron meteorites as bars or "girders" flanked by lamellae of taenite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Astronomie
  • Planètes
OBS

(...) la structure de Widmanstatten (...) est formée par l'intrication de lamelles de composition différente. Les unes sont constituées par de la taenite (...); les autres sont en camasite, alliage où le nickel ne dépasse pas 7%.

Spanish

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