An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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stony meteorite
  شخانه‌ی ِ سنگی   
šaxân-ye sangi

Fr.: météorite pierreuse   

A meteorite composed largely of rock-forming (→ silicate) → minerals. Stony meteorites are the most abundant kind, about 95%, of all meteorites. They are divided into two groups: → chondrites and → achondrites.

stone; → meteorite.

stony-iron meteorite
  شخانه‌ی ِ سنگی-آهنی   
šaxâne-ye sangi-âhani

Fr.: sidérolithe, sidérolite   

Meteorites comprised of roughly equal amounts of → nickel/→ iron and → stone. They are divided into two groups: → pallasites and → mesosiderites. The stony-irons are thought to have formed at the core/mantle boundary of their parent bodies. The stony-irons account for less than 2% of all known meteorites. Also called → siderolite.

stony; → iron; → meteorite.