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Definition of Chondrules
1. chondrule [n] - See also: chondrule
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chondrules
Literary usage of Chondrules
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Some meteorites consist almost solely of chondrules; others contain only few; in
some cases the chondrules are easily separable from the surrounding ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1904)
"Chondrule with black and white faulted halves; black glassy chondrules partly with
... Stones poor in Nickel-iron, essentially without round chondrules. ..."
3. An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites: With a List of the Meteorites by Lazarus Fletcher (1896)
"In the large group of chondritic aerolites, chondrules or spherules, some of
which can only be seen under the microscope while others reach the size of a ..."
4. Astronomy for Young Folks by Isabel Martin Lewis (1922)
"There are, for instance certain formations known as chondrules, ... Sometimes the
chondrules are so loosely embedded in the stone that they fall away when ..."
5. Meteorites by Foote Mineral Company, Foote mineral company, Philadelphia (1912)
"Black with few white chondrules, slightly bituminous odor. Piece, 2 x 1 x 9.6
cm., $3.50. Bailey collection 1.7 50. Orgueil, Tarn et Garonne, France. ..."
6. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1921)
"As there stated, those chondrules of glass and of cryptocrystalline and radiate
... The presence of this glass in the chondrules of the unaltered ..."
7. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1920)
"These nodular forms strongly suggest the chondrules of meteorites, ... It is a
matter of surprise, however, that in meteorites the chondrules are commonly ..."
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