Stony-meteorite
noun
1.
any of various meteorites composed mainly of rock-forming silicates, especially olivine, plagioclase, and pyroxene, and classified as achondrites or chondrites.
stony meteorite
noun
1.
a meteorite composed mainly of silicates
stony meteorite
See under meteorite.
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