kamacite

See also: Kamacite

English

A meteorite containing kamacite and taenite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάμαξ (kámax, “vine-pole”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

kamacite (plural kamacites)

1. (mineralogy) A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel

Derived terms

• kamacitic

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: kamasiitti
• German: Kamacit n
• Italian: camacite f
• Portuguese: kamacita f
• Spanish: kamacita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Kamacite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “kamacite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.