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stony-iron meteorite

American  
[stoh-nee-ahy-ern] / ˈstoʊ niˌaɪ ərn /

noun

  1. a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter.

stony-iron meteorite Scientific  
/ stō′nē-ī′ərn /

  1. A relatively rare type of meteorite consisting of approximately equal amounts by weight of silicate minerals and an alloy of nickel and iron.

  2. See more at meteorite

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