How To Use chondrule In A Sentence
- Henry Clifton Sorby, a nineteenth-century meteorite enthusiast, described chondrules as ‘droplets of fiery rain.’
- Most chondrites are characterized by small spherical globules of silicate, known as chondrules.
- Most are stony, and of these the majority consist of chondrules, which are globules of silicate minerals, embedded in a finer-grained matrix.
- Late-forming chondrules in meteorites are thus the last souvenirs of the process that formed our planetary system.
- Chondrites are stony meteorites that contain small, melted beads known as chondrules and finer-grained material known as matrix.
- From the many color illustrations of meteorites in thin section, the author draws a number of personal conclusions about the origin of chondrules, citing their mineralogy and morphology.
- With nebular shocks identified as the culprit, we can finally begin to understand what the chondrules are telling us about the earliest stages of our solar system's evolution.
