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ubiquitous iron meteorite mineral
subject			fact

ubiquitous iron meteorite mineral	is a kind of iron meteorite mineral
	has definition a mineral always present in the iron phase of iron and stony iron meteorites
	has abundance in iron meteorites ubiquitous
meteorite mineral	is one of 295 minerals found to occur in meteorites
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral

Kinds of ubiquitous iron meteorite mineral :

• awaruite
• kamacite (4 facts)
• martensite (5 facts)
• taenite (5 facts)
• tetrataenite
• troilite (6 facts) - iron sufide common to many types of meteorites and in lunar rocks