stony-iron meteorite
[ stoh-nee-ahy-ern ]
/ ˈstoʊ niˌaɪ ərn /
noun
a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter.
Also called
siderolite.
Words nearby stony-iron meteorite
stony pit,
stony point,
stony-broke,
stony-faced,
stony-hearted,
stony-iron meteorite,
stood,
stooge,
stook,
stookey-scarff operation,
stookie
Scientific definitions for stony-iron meteorite
stony-iron meteorite
[ stō′nē-ī′ərn ]
A relatively rare type of meteorite consisting of approximately equal amounts by weight of silicate minerals and an alloy of nickel and iron. See more at meteorite.