Definitions for "Chondrites"
(kon-drites) meteorites which contain Chondrules. Chondrites are primitive aggregates of early Solar System materials.
A type of stony meteorite, named because they contain tiny, whitish, glassy spheres known as chrondules scattered throughout the dark-gray rock.
Stone meteorites that contain chondrules Chondrules Small spheres of silicaceous minerals associated with early formation of solar system.