Achondrite

meteorites that show signs of differentiation (no chondrules) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Achondrite
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An achondrite is a stony meteorite that is made of material similar to terrestrial basalts or plutonic rocks. Compared to the chondrites, they have all been differentiated and reprocessed to a lesser or greater degree from the effects to melting and recrystallization on or within meteorite parent bodies.

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An achondrite asteroid sample.


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