noun
chondrite
A stony meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules. Used in astronomy and geology.
このコンドライトは約45億年前に形成されたと考えられている。
This chondrite is thought to have formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
General term for meteorite; コンドライト is a specific type.
Achondrite, another type of stony meteorite that lacks chondrules.
Borrowed from English 'chondrite', which derives from Greek 'chondros' (grain) + '-ite'.