Metallic or iron meteorites are mainly composed of the nickel-iron alloys kamacite and taenite. They are the core fragments of differentiated asteroids, giving us clues to our own planet's core.
The particle consists mainly of olivine (Ol) with minor amounts of plagioclase (Pl), low- and high-Ca pyroxenes (LPx and HPx), troilite (Tr) and taenite (Tae). Chemical compositions of the ...