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stony-iron meteorite
[ stoh-nee-ahy-ern ]
/ ˈstoʊ niˌaɪ ərn /
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noun
a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter.
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Also called siderolite.
Words nearby stony-iron meteorite
stony-broke, Stony Brook, stony coral, stony-faced, stony-hearted, stony-iron meteorite, stony meteorite, stony pit, Stony Point, stood, stooge
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How to use stony-iron meteorite in a sentence
It’s possible that some of the iron and stony-iron meteorites found on Earth could have also come from that region in the solar system too.
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Scientific definitions for stony-iron meteorite
stony-iron meteorite
[ stō′nē-ī′ərn ]
A relatively rare type of meteorite consisting of approximately equal amounts by weight of silicate minerals and an alloy of nickel and iron. See more at meteorite.
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