eucrite

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noun

An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite

OriginAncient Greek ἐυκρινής →
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Meanings

nouneucrite (plural eucrites)

plural eucrites

  1. geographyAn achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite

    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%.

    1983, Jeremy S. Delaney et al., “The Nomenclature of Polymict Basaltic Achondrites”, in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, volume 18, number 2, →DOI

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐυκρινής“well-distinguished”
  2. Englisheucrite

From Ancient Greek ἐυκρινής (eukrinḗs, “well-distinguished”) and the English suffix + -ite.

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