howardite en · NOUN
Etymology
From Howard + -ite, after Edward Howard, a pioneer of meteoritics.
Meanings
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An achondritic stony meteorite.
The recommended criterion is based on the amount of magnesian ortho‐pyroxenite (diogenite) component in the meteorite. Howardites contain more than 10% and polymict eucrites contain less than 10%.
1983, Jeremy S. Delaney et al., “The Nomenclature of Polymict Basaltic Achondrites”, in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, volume 18, number 2, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| howardites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |