Chondrules
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| definition | Millimeter-sized grains of silicate sometimes found in large numbers in chondrite meteorites. They are essentially glassy beads made by a violent but brief heating event that caused dust grains to form melt droplets. However, the cause of the heating remains unknown. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | ||||||