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Stony meteorite
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achondrite
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An achondrite is a stony meteorite that does not contain chondrules . It consists of material similar to terrestrial basalts or plutonic rocks and has been differentiated and reprocessed to a lesser or greater degree due to melting and recrystallization ...
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n. a stony meteor lacking chondrules
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
achondrite \achondrite\ n. 1. a stony meteor lacking chondrules.
Usage examples of achondrite.
Vesta resembles a kind of meteorite called a basaltic achondrite, while 16 Psyche and 22 Kalliope appear to be largely iron.
Divert all scanners to the asteroids and analyze anything that isn’t chondrites, achondrites, silicates, or metallic iron.