octahedrite
noun
oc·ta·he·drite
ˌäktəˈhēˌdrīt
plural -s
1
: anatase
2
: an iron meteorite having plates of kamacite with narrow selvages of taenite and interstitial plessite constituting a very intimate mixture of kamacite and taenite compare widmannstaetten figures
Word History
Etymology
French octaédrite, from octaèdre octahedron (from Greek oktaedron) + -ite