Chondrite Meteorites
Chondrite Meteorites contain little round structures called Chondrules. Chondrules are small spherical structures that distinguish this type of stony meteorite. Chondrules are in simplest terms tiny drops of mineral that cooled slowly enough to crystallize. Chondrite meteorites, like all meteorites, have gone through some changes during their long history of traveling our solar system in space. An example of how changes can occur is when a Meteorite impacts another body in space. This causes it to become heated, fractured, and even partly melted. The degree to which these meteorites and therefore its chondrules have been altered is represented in its classification by a petrologic type number. Type 3 for example will have numerous and distinct round chondrules whereas type 6 stony meteorites will have chondrules that are little more than diffused spots of remaining small crystal grains. In between these extremes are stages of chondrule change. Chondrite meteorites also have different amounts of nickel iron metal. This difference has resulted in three types of classification by metal content. H type are high metal, L type are low metal, and LL type chondrites will have both low metallic iron as well as low iron in mineral forms as well.
Chondrite Meteorites For Sale
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Aba Panu L3 Meteorite13 Item(s)
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Aiquile H5 Meteorite11 Item(s)
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Al Haggounia 001 EL-melt10 Item(s)
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Bassikounou H5 Meteorite4 Item(s)
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Chelyabinsk LL5 Meteorite3 Item(s)
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Chergach H5 Meteorite6 Item(s)
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Chico L6 Impact Melt Meteorite2 Item(s)
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Dalgety Downs L4 Meteorite11 Item(s)
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Dar el Kahal H5-6 Meteorite7 Item(s)
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Dhofar 020 H4/5 Meteorite8 Item(s)
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Dhofar 1289 L4 Meteorite8 Item(s)
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Gao-Guenie H5 Meteorite5 Item(s)
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NWA 400 H5 Meteorite10 Item(s)
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NWA 775 L6 Meteorite1 Item(s)
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NWA 791 L6 Meteorite13 Item(s)
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NWA 869 L3-6 Meteorite12 Item(s)
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NWA 4860 L4 Meteorite11 Item(s)
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NWA 6947 H5 Meteorite4 Item(s)
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NWA 8008 L4 Meteorite11 Item(s)
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NWA 8384 LL3 Meteorite10 Item(s)
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NWA 10816 LL5 Meteorite7 Item(s)
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NWA 10828 H4 Meteorite5 Item(s)
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NWA 13758 R3 Meteorite10 Item(s)
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NWA 15662 LL3 Meteorite5 Item(s)
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Oued Sfayat H5 Meteorite11 Item(s)
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Sahara 99676 L6 Meteorite2 Item(s)
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Tassédet 004 H5 Impact Melt Meteorite3 Item(s)
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Thuathe H4/5 Meteorite7 Item(s)
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Tsarev L5 Meteorite8 Item(s)
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Viñales L6 Meteorite9 Item(s)
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