Explore Kamacite through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Kamacite in a sentence
Kamacite meaning
A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
Using Kamacite
- The main meaning on this page is: A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel
- In the example corpus, kamacite often appears in combinations such as: kamacite is, the kamacite, and kamacite.
Context around Kamacite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kamacite
- In this selection, "kamacite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contain, citation, documented, crystal, phase and lattice stand out and add context to how "kamacite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alternating between kamacite and taenite and cell whereas kamacite s higher. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kamacite" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kamacite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kamacite has a measured density of main. (7 words)
Kamacite and taenite are naturally occurring alloys of iron and nickel. (11 words)
These are bands which are usually alternating between kamacite and taenite. (11 words)
Kamacite is also only stable at low pressures as can be assumed as it only forms in space. citation Effect of shock Metallographic and X-ray diffraction can be used on kamacite to determine the shock history of a meteorite. (40 words)
This index can be later referenced when analyzing other areas of the meteorite where alteration is not as clear. citation Relationship with taenite Taenite is the nickel rich end member of the kamacite - taenite solid solution. (36 words)
All ordinary chondrites contain kamacite in decreasing abundance as you move from H to LL chondrites. citation Kamacite is also found in many of the less common meteorites mesosiderites and E chondrites. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
All ordinary chondrites contain kamacite in decreasing abundance as you move from H to LL chondrites. citation Kamacite is also found in many of the less common meteorites mesosiderites and E chondrites.
As the meteorite cools and taenite and kamacite are sorting out of each other some of the trace elements will prefer to be located in taenite or kamacite.
Kamacite is also only stable at low pressures as can be assumed as it only forms in space. citation Effect of shock Metallographic and X-ray diffraction can be used on kamacite to determine the shock history of a meteorite.
The largest documented kamacite crystal measured convert. citation Physical properties Kamacite has many unique physical properties including Thomson structures and extremely high density.
The taenite phase has no magnetism and kamacite is magnetic, as the meteorite cools below 750 °C iron becomes magnetic as it moves in to the kamacite phase.
Due to the face centered nature of the kamacite lattice and the body centered nature of the nickel lattice the two make intricate angles when they come in contact with each other.
However many museums and universities have samples of kamacite in their collection.
Important minor elements, substitutions, solid solutions Kamacite sulfurization has been done experimentally in laboratory conditions.
Kamacite and taenite are naturally occurring alloys of iron and nickel.
Kamacite can vary in hardness based on the extent of shock it has gone under but commonly it is said to rank a four on the mohs hardness scale.
Kamacite forms taenite as it forms and expels nickle to the sourounding area, this area forms taenite.
Kamacite has a measured density of main.
Likewise if the meteorite is dominated by the face centered taenite it is called an octahedrite as kamacite will exsolve from the octahedral crystal boundaries of taenite making the meteorite appear octahedral.
Normally kamacite samples are prepared using polish and acid to show off the Thomson structures.
Taenite is naturally occurring on Earth whereas kamacite is only found on Earth when it comes from space.
The increase in nickel content causes taenite to have a face-centered unit cell, whereas kamacite’s higher iron content causes its unit cell to be body centered.
The interatomic magnetic and quantum interactions of the iron atoms interacting with each other causes kamacite to have a body centered lattice.
The kamacite did not originate on Mars but was put there by a meteorite.
These are bands which are usually alternating between kamacite and taenite.
This index can be later referenced when analyzing other areas of the meteorite where alteration is not as clear. citation Relationship with taenite Taenite is the nickel rich end member of the kamacite - taenite solid solution.
Common combinations with kamacite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kamacite is 4×
- the kamacite 4×
- and kamacite 3×
- contain kamacite 2×
- kamacite in 2×
- citation kamacite 2×
- kamacite to 2×
- kamacite has 2×
- of kamacite 2×
- kamacite and 2×