Howardite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Howardite is a noun meaning (geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
Meaning
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
Example Sentences
The recommended criterion is based on the amount of magnesian ortho‐pyroxenite (diogenite) component in the meteorite. Howardites contain more than 10% and polymict eucrites contain less than 10%.
Word Forms
- howardites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include achondrite, diogenite, chondrite, hyperite, eucrite, hypersthenite.
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