Howardite
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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%."
Example
More examples"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%."
Etymology
From Howard + -ite, after Edward Howard, a pioneer of meteoritics.