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chondrule
[ kon-drool ]
noun
- a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites.
chondrule
/ ˈkɒndruːl /
noun
- one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
chondrule
/ kŏn′dro̅o̅l /
- A small round granule of olivine or pyroxene occurring in many stony meteorites. Chondrules are thought to have formed from the condensation of hot gases in the solar system.
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