Concept information
Preferred term
Chondrules
Definition
- Millimeter-sized grains of silicate sometimes found in large numbers in chondrite meteorites. They are essentially glassy beads made by a violent but brief heating event that caused dust grains to form melt droplets. However, the cause of the heating remains unknown. (en)
Broader concept
- Chondrites (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/229
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