In What Type of Meteorites Are Widmanstätten Patterns Found

Widmanstätten patterns also known as Thomson structures are figures of long nickeliron crystals found in the octahedrite iron meteorites and some pallasitesThey consist of a fine interleaving of kamacite and taenite bands or ribbons called lamellaeCommonly in gaps between the lamellae a fine-grained mixture of kamacite and taenite called plessite can be found.

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