iron meteorite

noun

1. a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel

iron meteorite

1. See under meteorite

Example Sentences

I saw the gray side of the rough iron meteorite itself, half-buried in the sand at the bottom of the pit.

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The surface of a suspected iron meteorite is polished to a high luster and nitric acid is poured upon it.

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It has been suggested that this “crater” was formed by the fall of an enormous iron meteorite, or small asteroid.

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The Willamette iron meteorite, weighing 16½ tons, lay in a forest when found and was not deeply buried.

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The Bacubirito iron meteorite, weighing 20 tons, lay in soft soil, barely beneath the level of the surface.

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