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compound chondrule
subject			fact

compound chondrule	is a kind of chondrule
	has definition two or more chondrules conjoined during chondrule formation
	has origin conjoined during chondrule formation
chondrule	has diameter usually less than 1 mm but can range from 0.1 to 10 millimeters
	has relative volume 80 % of volume of ordinary and enstatite chondrite and greater than 15 % of most other chondrite groups
	has composition glass
	has texture
	has abundance most abundant part of chondrite meteorite