olivine-hypersthene chondrite

olivine-hypersthene chondrite

[′äl·ə‚vēn ′hī·pər‚sthēn ′kän‚drīt]

(geology)

A type of chondritic meteorite generally containing more olivine than hypersthene; the hypersthene contains 12-20% iron, giving the meteorite a relatively dark color, and the metal grains usually contain 7-12% nickel.

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