pallasiticadj.
/ˌpaləˈsɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpæləˈsɪdɪk/ Geology.
Of the nature of a pallasite; of or relating to pallasites.
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pallasitic1956
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pallasitic1956
1956 Nature 28 Jan. 156/1 From 60 to 1,600 km. the material of the mantle is identified as dunite and from 1,600 to 3,000 km. it is taken as of the same composition as pallasitic meteorites.
1968 Science 19 Jan. 300/3 We have determined the..intercrystalline variations of pallasitic olivine.
1998 Meteoritics & Planetary Sci. 33 221 The 0.7 ton Esquel meteorite, found in Patagonia before 1951..shows the typical pallasitic texture with fragmental olivine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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