Meteorite Glossary - Letter W

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Widmanstatten Pattern:

A pattern displaying the crystal structure of the various nickel-iron minerals in octahedrite iron meteorites. It can be seen when a smooth polished surface is chemically etched. On occasion it can be seen in the way a meteorite fragment has weathered.

Winonanite:

A class of achondrites that are very rare and primitive in their structure. They are partially melted and have a relationship to IAB irons.

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