octahedrite

Octahedrites are the most common structural class of iron meteorites. The structures occur because the meteoric iron has a certain nickel concentration that leads to the exsolution of kamacite out of taenite while cooling.

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Meteorite subdivision.Subdivision: Structural class
Meteorite subdivision.Name: Octahedrite
Meteorite subdivision.Image: TolucaMeteorite.jpg
Meteorite subdivision.Image_caption: Octahedrite from Toluca
Meteorite subdivision.Compositional_type: Iron
Meteorite subdivision.Group: <!-- list/link all subgroups of this group as a
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Meteorite subdivision.Image2: Meteoric iron phase diagram taenite kamacite octaehedrite.svg
Meteorite subdivision.Image2_caption: A phase diagram showing the link between structural and chemical classification.

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Subclass of: iron meteorite
Image: Octahedrite, Wrocław.jpg

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Commons category: Octahedrite
described by source: New International Encyclopedia

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Contents

Structure
Subgroups
Mineral
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References
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==Structure==

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