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Webster 1913 Edition


Chondrule

Chon′drule

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Noun.
[Dim. from Gr. [GREEK] a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.]
(Min.)
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.

Definition 2024


chondrule

chondrule

English

Noun

chondrule (plural chondrules)

  1. A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites