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allende meteorite
a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell over northern Mexico in 1969: one of the largest recorded falls of a stony meteorite. -
stony-iron meteorite
a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter. -
achondrite
a rare stony meteorite that consists mainly of silicate minerals and has the texture of igneous rock but contains no chondrules -
aerolite
a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals -
asiderite
an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material. -
astrobleme
a mark on the earth's surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact