Multiple Choice
Iron meteorites:
A) are normally composed almost entirely of iron and nickel.
B) are normally composed almost entirely of iron.
C) normally contain between 3 and 5 times as much iron as terrestrial rocks, in the form of pure grains embedded a rocky matrix.
D) are normally composed almost entirely of iron, nickel, and carbon.
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