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diogenite

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diogenite [dī′ä·jə‚nīt]
(mineralogy)
An achondritic stony meteorite composed essentially of iron-rich pyroxene minerals. Also known as rodite.


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To his surprise, the mineral composition indicated that the meteorite wasn't a diogenite and couldn't have come from 4 Vesta.
The three meteorite types -- the eucrites, howardites and diogenites -- came from an asteroid big enough for its surface rock to melt, possibly from the heat of radioactive elements inside it, concludes a team headed by Dale P.
 
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