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On the Classification of Meteorites
Author(s) -
Leonard Frederick C.
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
contributions of the society for research on meteorites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2813
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1944.tb00026.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , astrobiology , symbol (formal) , philosophy , physics , linguistics
The classification of meteorites as a whole is briefly presented and discussed; in particular, it is pointed out that the intermediate or transitional group, now universally known as the siderolites (symbol, So), consists of 2 main subdivisions, namely the “irony stones,” hereinafter termed sideraerolites (Sa), and the “stony irons” or so‐called lithosiderites (Li).