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Webster 1913 Edition


Mesosiderite

Mesˊo-sid′er-ite

,
Noun.
[
Meso-
+
siderite
.]
(Min.)
See the Note under
Meteorite
.

Definition 2024


mesosiderite

mesosiderite

See also: mésosidérite

English

Noun

mesosiderite (plural mesosiderites)

  1. (geology) A stony meteorite containing roughly equal proportions of silicate and nickel-iron metal

Derived terms

  • mesosideritic

See also