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chon·drite

 (kŏn′drīt′)
n.
A stone of meteoric origin characterized by chondrules and consisting of some of the oldest solid material in the solar system.
chon·drit′ic (-drĭt′ĭk) adj.
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Adj.1.chondritic - having a granular structure like that of chondrites
granular
achondritic - not having a granular structure
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Chondritic [sup.176]Hf/[sup.177]Hf = 0.282772 and [sup.176]Lu/[sup.177]Hf = 0.0332 (Bouvier et al., 2008) and the depleted mantle [sup.176]Hf/[sup.177]Hf = 0.28325 ([epsilon]Hf = +16.4) and [sup.176]Lu/[sup.177]Hf = 0.0384 were applied to calculate eHf values and model ages used in this work.
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