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cryptocrystaline chondrule comparison table |
Subject | has texture | has definition | is part of | has composition | has abundance | has acronym | is a kind of |
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chondrule | small sphere of about 1 mm diameter found in meteorites chondrule is composed of formerly melted or partially melted minerals | chondrite | glass | most abundant part of chondrite meteorite | chondritic meteorite characteristic | ||
ferromagnesian chondrule | chondrule with a high abundance of olivine and pyroxene crystals | ferromagnesian minerals | most chondrules are ferromagnesian | chondrule | |||
cryptocrystaline chondrule | extremely fine-grained intergrowths of pyroxene and glass with grain size less than 2 micrometers | chondrule with extremely fine-grained intergrowths of pyroxene and glass with grain size less than 2 micrometers | ferromagnesian minerals | most chondrules are ferromagnesian | C chondrule | ferromagnesian chondrule |
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