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Chondrite

A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

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A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

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carbonaceous	Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
chondrulenoun	A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
achondritenoun	(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules.
chondrenoun	Synonym of chondrule.
chondrusnoun	Synonym of chondrule.
chondroditenoun	(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
meteoritenoun	A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
angritenoun	An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
chladnitenoun	(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
aerosiderolitenoun	A meteorite containing both stone and iron.
chromititenoun	(geology) An igneous rock composed mostly of chromite
brachinitenoun	An achondrite found in some asteroids
howarditenoun	(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
ureilitenoun	An achondrite composed mostly of olivine and clinobronzite with some diamond or graphite.
nakhlitenoun	Any achondrite composed of an aggregate of diopside and olivine; thought to originate from Mars
aerolitenoun	A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
meteorolitenoun	(archaic) A rock from space, such as an aerolite or meteorite.
chertnoun	(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
pseudometeoritenoun	A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin.
eucritenoun	(geology) An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite