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Record 1 2016-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Astronomy
DEF

A mineral consisting of an intimate intergrowth of kamacite and taenite in meteorites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Astronomie
DEF

Fer nickelé météoritique.

CONT

Les octaédrites [...] sont formées de kamacite et de taenite [...] Des espaces assez larges entre bandes sont souvent remplis d'association microcristalline de kamacite-taenite, appelée «plessite».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Astronomía
DEF

Mezcla de hierro y de níquel que forma inclusiones en ciertos meteoritos.

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