Back Октаедрит Bulgarian Oktaedrite German Octaédrite French Ottaedrite Italian オクタヘドライト Japanese Oktaedrit LB Octaëdriet Dutch Oktaedritt NN Oktaedryty Polish Октаэдрит Russian
| Octahedrite | |
|---|---|
| — Structural class — | |
 Octahedrite from Toluca | |
| Compositional type | Iron |
 A phase diagram showing the link between structural and chemical classification. | |
Octahedrites are the most common structural class of iron meteorites. The structures occur because the meteoric iron has a certain nickel concentration that leads to the exsolution of kamacite out of taenite while cooling.