An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The most common type of → meteorites containing → chondrules. These → stony meteorites make up about 86% of all meteorites. An important feature of the chondrites is that, with the exception of a few highly → volatile elements, they have the same composition as the Sun.

See also: Chondrite, from chondr-, from chondros “grain”,

• suffix → -ite.