plessite

English

Noun

plessite (plural plessites)

  1. A meteorite texture consisting of a fine-grained mixture of the minerals kamacite and taenite, found in the octahedrite iron meteorites.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Plessite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “plessite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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