Octahedrite

Octahedrite
— Structural class —
Octahedrite from Toluca
Compositional typeIron
A phase diagram showing the link between structural and chemical classification.

Octahedrites are the most common structural class of iron meteorites. The structures occur because the meteoric iron has a certain nickel concentration that leads to the exsolution of kamacite out of taenite while cooling.

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