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kamacite
The commoner of the two nickel-iron alloys found in iron meteorites, the other being taenite. Kamacite contains 4 to 7.5% nickel, and forms large crystals that appear like broad bands or beam-like structures on the etched surface of a meteorite. Its name comes for the Greek word for "beam."
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