stony meteorite
Americannoun
noun
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Using optical and electron microscopy, Harris and his team determined the rock was a chondrite - the most abundant type of stony meteorite, according to Nasa - which meant that it was approximately 4.56 billion years old.
From BBC
A rock discovered in a garden in Germany has been confirmed as the largest stony meteorite ever found in the country.
From Fox News
The rock, which is a chondrite, or stony meteorite, measures 11 inches by 9.8 inches by 7.9 inches.
From Fox News
"We got very excited about this because we realised we weren't looking at a stony meteorite, but an iron meteorite - and not just any old iron meteorite; it had to be quite an unusual composition."
From BBC
“If you don’t have to have nickel in a stony meteorite, then you don’t have to have nickel in an iron meteorite.”
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