chondrite
noun
a stony meteorite containing chondrules.
chondritic
-
a word derived from
chondrite.
Example Sentences
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One key conclusion of the research is that mining undifferentiated asteroids -- the primordial remnants of the solar system's formation considered the progenitor bodies of chondritic meteorites -- remains impractical for now.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 25, 2025
Essentially rocks within rocks, chondrules appear as rounded flecks in chondritic meteorites.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2020
Palme, H. & Beer, H. The composition of chondritic meteorites.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017
Using an instrument called a mass spectrometer, which sorts materials into their component isotopes, he and his colleagues tested an array of Earth rocks, chondritic meteorites and space rocks from other bodies in the solar system.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2017
He adds that, unlike Humayun, most scientists believe that chondritic meteorites are a "match" for concentrations of metals in the Earth's mantle and crust.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2013
