kamacite
See also: Kamacite
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax, “vine-pole”) + -ite.
Noun
kamacite (plural kamacites)
- (mineralogy) A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
Derived terms
Translations
mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kamacite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “kamacite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.