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Chondrite

Chon′drite

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Noun.
[Gr.
χόνδροσ
a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.]
(Min.)
A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.

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chondrite

chondrite

English

A cast of the Middlesbrough meteorite, an ordinary chondrite, which fell to earth on 14 March 1881 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Noun

chondrite (plural chondrites)

  1. A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules

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