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ataxite
(ă-taks -ÿt) See iron meteorite.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
ataxite
[ə′tak‚sīt] (geology)
An iron meteorite that lacks the structure of either hexahedrite or octahedrite and contains more than 10% nickel.
(petrology)
A taxitic rock whose components are arranged in a breccialike manner, that is, there is no specific arrangement.
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