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Chondrite

A chondrite (/ˈkɒn.draɪt/, CON-drite) is a stony (non-metallic) meteorite that has not been modified by either melting or differentiation of the parent body. They are formed when various types of dust and small grains in the early Solar System accreted to form primitive asteroids. Some such bodies that are captured in the planet's gravity well become the…

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Compositional type
Stony
Parent body
Small to medium asteroids that were never part of a body large enough to undergo melting and planetary differentiation.
Petrologic type
3–6
Total known specimens
Over 27,000

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Origin and history

Characteristics

Chondrite classification

Composition

Petrologic types

Presence of water

Origin of life

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Chondrite

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples131
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
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related to Composition · 12
Chondrite → Although, Ar, Because, CI, He, Mg/Si, Ne, Other, Primitive, Si, Solar System, Thus
related to Ordinary chondrites · 12
Chondrite → Al, Ca, Earth, Fe, FeS, Most, Ni, Ordinary, Si, Their, They, Ti
related to Enstatite chondrites · 11
Chondrite → American National Weather Association, Antarctica, E-type, Earth, Enstatite, Mercury, MgSiO3, Only, The, They, This
related to history · 11
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related to Carbonaceous chondrites · 9
Chondrite → All, Another, C-type, Carbonaceous, CH, Earth, Si, There, They
related to Characteristics · 8
Chondrite → Al, Ca, Chondrites, Embedded, Fe-Ni, Prominent, Solar System, The
related to External links · 8
Chondrite → Archived, British, Irish Meteorite SocietyChondrite, March, Meteorites Australia, Natural History Museum, Planetary Science Research DiscoveriesThe, Wayback MachineMeteorite
related to Origin of life · 8
Chondrite → Carbonaceous, Earth, Fischer, In, It, The, These, Tropsch
related to Presence of water · 8
Chondrite → At, Earth, Earth's, It, Solar System, The, These, This
related to Chondrite classification · 7
Chondrite → Chondrites, Each, Larger, Meteorites, Numbers, Other, The

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chondrites chondrules type refractory matrix meteorite formed inclusions solar elements groups metal alteration asteroids experienced contain group minerals system metamorphism

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ChondriteCompositional typeStony1.00infobox
ChondriteParent bodySmall to medium asteroids that were never part of a body large enough to undergo melting and planetary differentiation.1.00infobox
ChondritePetrologic type3–61.00infobox
ChondriteTotal known specimensOver 27,0001.00infobox
olivineinstance ofThey are often referred to as unequilibrated chondrites because minerals0.80text
pyroxene show a wide range of compositionsinstance ofThey are often referred to as unequilibrated chondrites because minerals0.80text
reflecting formation under a wide variety of conditions in the solar nebulainstance ofThey are often referred to as unequilibrated chondrites because minerals0.80text
feldspar form.Some workers have extended the Van Schmusinstance ofmetamorphic minerals0.80text
Wood metamorphic scheme to include a type 7instance ofmetamorphic minerals0.80text
although there is not consensus on whether this is necessaryinstance ofmetamorphic minerals0.80text
glycineinstance ofIt is a CM2 and it contains common amino acids0.80text
alanineinstance ofIt is a CM2 and it contains common amino acids0.80text

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