kamacite

See also: Kamacite

English

A meteorite containing kamacite and taenite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax, “vine-pole”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

kamacite (plural kamacites)

(mineralogy) A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel

Derived terms

kamacitic

Translations

mineral

German: Kamacit n
Italian: camacite f

Portuguese: kamacita f
Spanish: kamacita f

Further reading

“Kamacite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
kamacite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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