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Chinga meteorite
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The Chinga meteorite is an iron meteorite. It is structurally an ataxite with very rare kamacite lamella. The meteoric iron is a part of the lamella taenite. The total chemical composition is 82.8% ir
Chinga meteorite
Piece of Chinga meteorite exhibited in Nuremberg, Germany.
Piece of Chinga meteorite exhibited in Nuremberg, Germany.
Kamacite
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Kamacite is an alloy of iron and nickel, which is found on Earth only in meteorites. According to the International Mineralogical Association it is considered a proper nickel-rich variety of the miner
Widmanstätten pattern showing the two forms of nickel-iron minerals, kamacite and taenite
Widmanstätten pattern showing the two forms of nickel-iron minerals, kamacite and taenite
Kamacite and taenite after taenite, exhibiting the octahedral structure of taenite, Nantan (Nandan) iron meteorite, Nandan County, Guangxi Zhuang Auto
Kamacite and taenite after taenite, exhibiting the octahedral structure of taenite, Nantan (Nandan) iron meteorite, Nandan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Size: 4.8×3.0×2.8 cm. The Nantan irons, a witnessed fall in 1516, have a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel.