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Definition of chondrule in English English dictionary
- A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites
- small granule (of e g chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
- Round, glassy part of meteorite made from silicates
- small granule of e
- chrysolite found in some meteoric rocks
- {i} mass of pyroxene found in meteorites
- Small, glassy spheres commonly found in meteorites
- small, glasslike, round body found in stony meteorites It is believed to have crystallized from molten droplets present during the initial stages of condensation of the solar nebula
- A small rounded body of various materials, chiefly olivine or pyroxene, found embedded in a usually fragmental matrix in certain of the stony meteorites As chondrites are the only undifferentiated meteorites (that is meteorites that have a solar-like composition that did not experience large scale melting like volcanic rocks) they likely represent the precursor material for planet building
- A small, spherical body embedded in a meteorite Chondrules are composed of iron, aluminum, and magnesium silicate rock
- A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites
- round glassy structure 0 5 to 5 millimeters in diameter embedded in a primitive stone meteorite It is a solidified droplet of matter from the early solar nebula and is the very oldest part of the primitive meteorite
chondrule
Hyphenation
chon·drulePronunciation
Etymology
[ 'kän-(")drül ] (noun.) circa 1889. Greek chondros grain.Resimler
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