An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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enstatite chondrite
  کوندریت ِ استاتیت  
kondrite-e enstâtit
Fr.: chondrite enstatite  

A rare kind of → meteorite containing the → enstatite mineral. These meteorites are thought to comprise only about 2% of the chondrites that fall on Earth. Also called → E-type chondrite.

See also: → enstatite; → chondrite.