noun
- A type of stony meteorite composed mainly of pyroxene and plagioclase feldspar, believed to originate from the crust of asteroids.
Usage: technical; geology/astronomy
Examples
- Scientists classified the meteorite as a eucrite based on its mineral composition.
- Eucrites are among the most common achondritic meteorites found on Earth.
- The eucrite sample showed evidence of thermal metamorphism from its parent asteroid.
- Researchers study eucrites to understand the early formation of planetary bodies.
- This eucrite meteorite fell in the desert and was recovered by the expedition team.