Stony meteorites are similar to Earth's silicate rocks in composition, lacking significant quantities of carbon, water, hydrocarbons, amino acids, or solid iron cores. They do not primarily consist of iron, nickel, and cobalt, which are characteristic of iron meteorites, not stony ones.

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Stony Meteorites

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Stony meteorites

A) are very much like ordinary silicate rocks.
B) contain large quantities of carbon and water and even hydrocarbons and amino acids.
C) have solid iron cores surrounded by rocky silicate shells.
D) are made of solid iron and small quantities of nickel and cobalt.

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