- A
chondrule (from
Ancient Gr**** χόνδρος chondros, grain) is a
round grain found in a chondrite.
Chondrules form as
molten or
partially molten droplets...
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presence of
water on Earth. One of
their characteristics is the
presence of
chondrules (from the
Ancient Gr**** χόνδρος chondros, grain),
which are
round grains...
- System,
chondrules appear to have been
crucial for
initiating accretion. The tiny m**** of
asteroids may be
partly due to
inefficient chondrule formation...
- ; Krot, A.; Hutcheon, I.; Ulyanov, A. (2002). "Lead
isotopic ages of
chondrules and calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions". Science. 297 (5587): 1678–1683...
- 'chondrite'
indicates that
these contain (or may have contained)
chondrules in a matrix.
Chondrules are
cooled droplets of minerals,
predating the meteorites...
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olivine crystals occurring in a
black matrix, and a
possible lack of
chondrules. It is
thought they have not been
heated above 50 °C (122 °F), indicating...
- 26 Mg chronometer,
which can be used to
estimate the
relative ages of
chondrules. 26 Al
decays to 26 Mg with a half-life of 720 000 years. The
dating is...
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April 2022.
Retrieved 9
April 2022. Boss, A. P.; Durisen, R. H. (2005). "
Chondrule-forming
Shock Fronts in the
Solar Nebula: A
Possible Unified Scenario...
- An
achondrite is a
stony meteorite that does not
contain chondrules. It
consists of
material similar to
terrestrial basalts or
plutonic rocks and has been...
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parent bodies originally formed and are
characterized by the
presence of
chondrules), and
achondrites (groups of
meteorites that have a
complex origin involving...
