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Taenite logo #10101) Cubic mineral 2) Iron mineral 3) Meteorite mineral
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Taenite

Taenite logo #21000 Taenite (Fe,Ni) is a mineral found naturally on Earth mostly in iron meteorites. It is an alloy of iron and nickel, with nickel proportions of 20% up to 65%. The name is derived from the Greek ταινία for `band, ribbon`. Taenite is a major constituent of iron meteorites. In octahedrites it is found in bands interleaving with kamacite formin.....
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taenite

taenite logo #21003nickel-iron mineral having a face-centred cubic structure and playing a major role in the crystallization and structure of iron meteorites and stony ... [2 related articles]
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taenite

taenite logo #21160The less common of the two nickel-iron alloys found in iron meteorites; the other is kamacite. Taenite contains 27 to 65% nickel, and forms small crystals that appear as highly reflecting thin ribbons on the etched surface of a meteorite; its name comes for the Greek word for 'ribbon.'
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