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Definition of Kamacite
1. Noun. (geology) A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel ¹
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Definition of Kamacite
1. an alloy of nickel and iron [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kamacite
Literary usage of Kamacite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Meteorites: Their Structure, Composition, and Terrestrial Relations by Oliver Cummings Farrington (1915)
"All these kinds of kamacite may be found in different meteorites. The cubic
meteorites are composed almost wholly of hatched kamacite and some of the ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1904)
"... lamellae and skeletons in kamacite. Deep Springs Farm, North Carolina.
Found 1846. Db. 30 gr. 5 cm. Orientated plates of crystals of ..."
3. Fieldiana by Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Natural History Museum, Field Columbian Museum (1895)
"Only the two alloys kamacite and taenite seem to be present. ... The latter,
filling the areas between the kamacite bands, is now more or less ribbon-like ..."
4. Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science (1869)
"The blue iron is formed by the kamacite, and the yellow by the ... If it is true
that the kamacite is more soluble than the taenite (and this is proved by ..."
5. Geological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
"The latter, filling the areas between the kamacite bands, is now more or less
ribbon-like and now occurs in curvilinear areas. Much of it appears connected ..."
6. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis. (Chiefly Inorganic). by William Crookes (1871)
"The particles formed by kamacite became blue, whilst the particles of ... 99-o
kamacite has a specific gravity of ^-652, and its composition was found to ..."
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