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taenite
subject			fact

taenite	is an instance of metal alloy
	has chemical composition nickel-iron metal alloy with a 27 to 65 % nickel content
	is an instance of ubiquitous iron meteorite mineral
	is an instance of mineral not present on Earth
	has comment apparently not a single iron-nickel phase
ubiquitous iron meteorite mineral	has abundance in iron meteorites ubiquitous
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral
	is one of 4000 well-characterized minerals