Meteorite Glossary - Letter N

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Nakhlite:

The sub-family of planetary (martian) meteorites that are the N of SNC achondrites. Often a greenish color they are made of mostly augite a clinopyroxene. Name is derived from Nakhla a meteorite which fell in Egypt.

Neumann Lines:

A fine line structure that is often the only thing seen when a hexahedrite is etched. It is found on the kamacite crystals only.

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