ureilite

English

Etymology

From Russian урейлит (urejlit), named after the Mordovian village of Novy Urey, where a meteorite of this type fell on 4 September 1886.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːɹiɪlʌɪt/, /ˈjʊəɹiɪlʌɪt/

Noun

ureilite (plural ureilites)

1. An achondrite composed mostly of olivine and clinobronzite with some diamond or graphite.
   • 2018 April 18, Ian Sample, “Diamonds in Sudan meteorite 'are remnants of lost planet'”, in The Guardian:

     Early inspections of the meteorite revealed it to be a ureilite, an unusual composition that does not match other space rocks known to have come from the moon or Mars.