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Bands are formed by varying levels of nickel. There can be wide variation in the texture and mix of minerals present within iron meteorites, which will produce many groups and subtypes. Stony-iron ...

But it’s the bit in between these two extremes where things get interesting – because that’s where we get the stony-iron meteorites (hey, nobody ever accused astronomers of being inventive ...

Stony meteorites are made up primarily of silicate minerals, whereas iron meteorites contain mainly metallic iron. Most stony meteorites are magnetic and quite heavy for their size, as they contain ...

"Iron meteorites have a higher thermal conductivity than chondrites, or stony meteorites," explained mathematician Dr Geoff Evatt. "That means they can warm and melt the ice around them more ...

As early as 3,000 BC in Egypt, people found iron-rich rocks scattered across the dry landscape and realised they were different. The ancient Egyptians used these meteorites to create high status ...

Most of the meteorites are regular chondrites, stony, non-metallic objects of iron, magnesium, silicon and oxygen. The research included a detailed survey of all the major asteroid families in the ...

These are the iron meteorites. Katherine Joy and Geoff ... the irons don't come to the surface in the same manner as the stony meteorites. The way metal conducts heat means any irons that rise ...