howardite

Noun

(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.

Japanese Meaning

（地質学）コンドライト（小胞）の存在しない、石質の隕石。

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The museum displayed a rare howardite that provided clues about asteroid geology.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

博物館は、小惑星の地質についての手がかりを提供する珍しい非コンドライト性の石質隕石を展示していた。

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(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.

The recommended criterion is based on the amount of magnesian ortho‐pyroxenite (diogenite) component in the meteorite. Howardites contain more than 10% and polymict eucrites contain less than 10%.

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