octahedrite

noun

oc·​ta·​he·​drite

ˌäktəˈhēˌdrīt

plural -s

1

: anatase

2

: an iron meteorite having plates of kamacite with narrow selvages of taenite and interstitial plessite constituting a very intimate mixture of kamacite and taenite compare widmannstaetten figures

Word History

Etymology

French octaédrite, from octaèdre octahedron (from Greek oktaedron) + -ite

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