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METEOROLITE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Petrography
DEF

A meteorite composed exclusively or primarily of silicate minerals, chiefly olivine, pyroxene, and plagioclase ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Variété de météorite composée principalement de silicates.

OBS

[...] ont une densité moyenne de 3.5 et [...] la composition rappelle généralement celle de roches très basiques [...]

Spanish

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

Meteorito compuesto básicamente por silicatos.

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