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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...
- are fine
patterns of
parallel lines seen in cross-sections of many
hexahedrite iron
meteorites in the
kamacite phase,
although they may
appear also...
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connected with the
relative abundance of
nickel to iron. The
categories are:
Hexahedrites (H): low nickel, no Widmanstätten pattern, may
present Neumann lines;...
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phase boundary where kamacite is
exsolved from taenite.
Meteoric iron with less than
about 6%
nickel (
hexahedrite) is
completely changed to kamacite....
- (octahedrite and
hexahedrite types). In the
octahedrites it is
found in
bands interleaving with
taenite forming Widmanstätten patterns. In
hexahedrites, fine parallel...
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eucrite and diogenite. HED
meteorite – a clan of
basaltic achondrites.
Hexahedrite – a
structural class of iron
meteorites having a
relatively low nickel...
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Holocene Exposed Yes
Drilled Yes
Bolide type Co****
octahedrite to
granular hexahedrite Location Coordinates 27°38′S 61°42′W / 27.633°S 61.700°W / -27.633;...
- By type, class, clan,
group and
grouplet Structural Ataxite Hexahedrite Octahedrite Obsolete terms Amphoterite Nonmagmatic meteorite...
- (kamacite and taenite) and
silicate inclusions.
Structurally they can be
hexahedrites, fine to co**** 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...
