taenite
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Taenite — (Fe,Ni) is a mineral found naturally on Earth mostly in iron meteorites. It is an alloy of iron and nickel, with nickel proportions of 20% up to 65%. It is opaque with a metallic grayish to white color. The structure is isometric hexoctahedral.… … Wikipedia
taenite — ▪ mineral nickel iron mineral having a face centred cubic structure and playing a major role in the crystallization and structure of iron meteorites and stony iron meteorites. It is sometimes referred to as γ iron, after one of the three… … Universalium
taenite — tae·nite … English syllables
taenite — ˈtēˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: German tänit, from tän taen + it ite : a mineral consisting of a nickel iron alloy that forms with kamacite the mass of most meteoric iron … Useful english dictionary
Nickel — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Nickel (disambiguation). cobalt ← nickel → copper ↑ Ni ↓ Pd … Wikipedia
Widmanstätten pattern — Widmanstätten patterns, called also Thomson structures, are unique figures of long nickel iron crystals, found in the octahedrite iron meteorites and some pallasites. They consist of a fine interleaving of kamacite and taenite bands or ribbons… … Wikipedia
Antitaenite — is a meteoritic metal alloy mineral composed of iron and nickel, 20 40% Ni (and traces of other elements) that has a face centered cubic crystal structure. Its existence as a new mineral species occurring in both iron meteorites and in chondrites … Wikipedia
Taenit — Widmannstättensche Figur schmale, helle Streifen sind Taenit Bänder Chemische Formel γ (Fe,Ni) Mineralklasse Elemente Metalle, Legierungen und intermetallische Verbindungen I/ … Deutsch Wikipedia
meteorite — meteoritic /mee tee euh rit ik/, meteoritical, meteorital /mee tee euh ruyt l/, adj. /mee tee euh ruyt /, n. 1. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid. 2. a meteoroid. [1815 25; METEOR + ITE1] * * … Universalium
iron meteorite — any meteorite consisting mainly of iron, usually combined with small amounts of nickel. When such meteorites, often called irons, fall through the atmosphere, they may develop a thin, black crust of iron oxide that quickly weathers to rust.… … Universalium
