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Chondrite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carbonaceous chondrite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ordinary chondrite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A piece of an ordinary chondrite that fell in Plainview, Texas. Visible in this cut and polished specimen are numerous small, round chondrules. The specimen measures about 10 cm from top to bottom. Photo by D. Ball, ASU...
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Although fewer than 100 carbonaceous chondrites are known, accounting for only about 5% of chondrite falls, they provide a great deal of information about the origin of the Sun and planets, and even of life itself (see organic matter, in meteorites).
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on chondrite (meteorite), in general, any stony meteorite characterized by the presence of chondrules. The only meteorites classified as chondrites that do not contain chondrules are the CI group. ... CREATE MY chondrite NEW DOCUMENT...
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- HED achondrites; - Carbonaceous chondrites; - Ureilites; - Type 3 unequilibrated; - Chondrite gallery; - Chondrule Show ... Chondrite breccias often show various petrologic types, the final classification will quote these two types (H3-5 for example)
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An unnamed, probably LL, chondrite from the US. Sawn face on left, exterior with fusion crust on right. A large slice of a new stone of the L4 chondrite Seminole. There are thousands of sub-millimeter metal grains in this slice.
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We carry a variety of affordable Unclassified Stone Chondrite and Classified Stone Chondrite Meteorites. We also carry a selection of the more well known Iron Meteorites, such as Gibeon from Africa, Canyon Diablo from Arizona, Campo Del Cielo from Argentina, Sikhote Alin from Russia and Nantan from china.
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