ureilite

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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

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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.
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