Achondrite

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke5363.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5363. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Meteors

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One of the two main divisions of stony meteorites, the other being chondrites. Unlike the chondrites, the achondrites lack chondrules—millimeter-sized grains of silicate—and have a coarser crystalline structure than the chondrites. They contain almost no nickel-iron or sulfide. Achondrites are classified principally by their calcium content. The main calcium-rich (about 5%) varieties are the eucr...

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