Originalpublikation: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003TrGe...
Chondrites and their Components
What are Chondrites?Chondrites are meteorites that provide the best% clues to the origin of the solar system. They are the oldest known rocks - their components formed during the birth of the solar sy...
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July 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Originalpublikation: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003TrGe...
Mad Max : Persie Road
Get in, looser, we're hoarding chondrites.
Get in, looser, we're hoarding chondrites.
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Mad Max : Persie Road
Get in, looser, we're hoarding chondrites.
Get in, looser, we're hoarding chondrites.
Quelle est l'origine des chondrites L, une catégorie de météorites ? Une nouvelle étude révèle qu’elles proviennent non pas d’un seul parent brisé il y a 470 millions d’années, mais de quatre familles issues de collisions à des époques différentes ☄️
Explications avec des GIF de caillasse ⬇️
Explications avec des GIF de caillasse ⬇️
La généalogie des météorites complexifie leur histoire
Une partie des météorites qui tombent sur Terre sont des chondrites L dont l'origine posait encore question. Une nouvelle étude révèle qu’elles proviennent non pas d’un seul parent brisé il y a 470 m...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Quelle est l'origine des chondrites L, une catégorie de météorites ? Une nouvelle étude révèle qu’elles proviennent non pas d’un seul parent brisé il y a 470 millions d’années, mais de quatre familles issues de collisions à des époques différentes ☄️
Explications avec des GIF de caillasse ⬇️
Explications avec des GIF de caillasse ⬇️
5/11
The phyllosilicates closely match those on Ceres and the most altered carbonaceous chondrites that fall to Earth.
Same chemical “processing,” billions of kilometres away.
The phyllosilicates closely match those on Ceres and the most altered carbonaceous chondrites that fall to Earth.
Same chemical “processing,” billions of kilometres away.
August 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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The phyllosilicates closely match those on Ceres and the most altered carbonaceous chondrites that fall to Earth.
Same chemical “processing,” billions of kilometres away.
The phyllosilicates closely match those on Ceres and the most altered carbonaceous chondrites that fall to Earth.
Same chemical “processing,” billions of kilometres away.
The daytime fireball that lit up New York City's sky on 16 July 2024 contains unique clasts rich in water and sodium, offering rare evidence for the formation of brines in CM chondrites.
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4pkf6AF
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4pkf6AF
July 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The daytime fireball that lit up New York City's sky on 16 July 2024 contains unique clasts rich in water and sodium, offering rare evidence for the formation of brines in CM chondrites.
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4pkf6AF
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4pkf6AF
A chondrite meteorite. The little circles are chondrules, rock vapor condensate grains - like space ooids; the oldest objects in our solar system. Chondrites are cosmic dust bunnies, as the chondrules glommed onto each other via static cling.
#spaceooids
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#spaceooids
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January 16, 2024 at 2:33 PM
A chondrite meteorite. The little circles are chondrules, rock vapor condensate grains - like space ooids; the oldest objects in our solar system. Chondrites are cosmic dust bunnies, as the chondrules glommed onto each other via static cling.
#spaceooids
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#spaceooids
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I am seeing a potentially lucrative business opportunity to jack up the price of otherwise uninteresting ordinary chondrites- "collective chondrule consciousness"
September 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I am seeing a potentially lucrative business opportunity to jack up the price of otherwise uninteresting ordinary chondrites- "collective chondrule consciousness"
Size Constraints for the Pre-atmospheric Parent Bodies of Ordinary Chondrites - Sanchez et al (in press) arxiv.org/abs/2608.05288
Size Constraints for the Pre-atmospheric Parent Bodies of Ordinary Chondrites
The study of S-complex near-Earth objects (NEOs), the parent bodies of ordinary chondrites, has shown that they are dominated by asteroids with LL chondrite-like compositions. This is surprising becau...
arxiv.org
August 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Size Constraints for the Pre-atmospheric Parent Bodies of Ordinary Chondrites - Sanchez et al (in press) arxiv.org/abs/2608.05288
This is a reminder that asteroids & meteorites are not for eating.
And, since people do ask:
Nickel-irons taste like rust.
Ordinary chondrites taste like nothing.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar with notes of sulfur & mercury.
(For other rocks, see @mikamckinnon.bsky.social )
And, since people do ask:
Nickel-irons taste like rust.
Ordinary chondrites taste like nothing.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar with notes of sulfur & mercury.
(For other rocks, see @mikamckinnon.bsky.social )
December 12, 2024 at 5:14 AM
This is a reminder that asteroids & meteorites are not for eating.
And, since people do ask:
Nickel-irons taste like rust.
Ordinary chondrites taste like nothing.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar with notes of sulfur & mercury.
(For other rocks, see @mikamckinnon.bsky.social )
And, since people do ask:
Nickel-irons taste like rust.
Ordinary chondrites taste like nothing.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar with notes of sulfur & mercury.
(For other rocks, see @mikamckinnon.bsky.social )
Do not bake the carbonaceous chondrites.
They will stink of tar, cyanide, mercury, and arsenic.
They will stink of tar, cyanide, mercury, and arsenic.
Tsirvoulis' slide on procedure says,
"CI asteorid simulant.
Mix according to recipe."
Suddenly I'm seeing an asteroid baking show
#EPSCDPS2025
#EPSCDPS
"CI asteorid simulant.
Mix according to recipe."
Suddenly I'm seeing an asteroid baking show
#EPSCDPS2025
#EPSCDPS
September 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Do not bake the carbonaceous chondrites.
They will stink of tar, cyanide, mercury, and arsenic.
They will stink of tar, cyanide, mercury, and arsenic.
This is an interesting find - if enstatite chondrites (a rare type of meteorite closely associated with the building blocks of the Earth) contain as much hydrogen as claimed here, this might naturally explain Earth's water budget - without resorting to "stochastic" impacts of water-rich asteroids.
Researchers say they've uncovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into question widely held beliefs about the origins of water and the evolution of our planet.
New evidence challenges theories of origin of water on Earth, study suggests | CNN
Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into question widely held beliefs about the origins of water and the planet’s evolu...
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April 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is an interesting find - if enstatite chondrites (a rare type of meteorite closely associated with the building blocks of the Earth) contain as much hydrogen as claimed here, this might naturally explain Earth's water budget - without resorting to "stochastic" impacts of water-rich asteroids.
PRE-PERIHELION STUDY OF #COMET #3IATLAS with our findings about its spectroscopic similitude with CR carbonaceous chondrites. Manuscript submitted for publication in which we propose it is a #TNO-like body experiencing #cryovolcanism
Now in Cornell Univ. @arxiv repository:
➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2511.19112
Now in Cornell Univ. @arxiv repository:
➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2511.19112
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
PRE-PERIHELION STUDY OF #COMET #3IATLAS with our findings about its spectroscopic similitude with CR carbonaceous chondrites. Manuscript submitted for publication in which we propose it is a #TNO-like body experiencing #cryovolcanism
Now in Cornell Univ. @arxiv repository:
➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2511.19112
Now in Cornell Univ. @arxiv repository:
➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2511.19112
I have had people ask me what meteorites would taste like.
Nickel-irons would taste like nothing or like rust.
Ordinary chondrites would taste like cement.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar, with notes of arsenic and mercury.
Hence "please do not try to eat the meteorites".
Nickel-irons would taste like nothing or like rust.
Ordinary chondrites would taste like cement.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar, with notes of arsenic and mercury.
Hence "please do not try to eat the meteorites".
May 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have had people ask me what meteorites would taste like.
Nickel-irons would taste like nothing or like rust.
Ordinary chondrites would taste like cement.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar, with notes of arsenic and mercury.
Hence "please do not try to eat the meteorites".
Nickel-irons would taste like nothing or like rust.
Ordinary chondrites would taste like cement.
Carbonaceous chondrites would taste like tar, with notes of arsenic and mercury.
Hence "please do not try to eat the meteorites".
Our research group contributing to do new steps on
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
Published in #MNRAS: "Assessing the metal and rare earth element mining potential of undifferentiated asteroids through the study of carbonaceous chondrites", Trigo-Rodríguez et al. This is Fig. 1: read the paper at academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our research group contributing to do new steps on
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
Carbonaceous Chondrites Provide Evidence For Late-stage Planetesimal Formation In A Pressure Bump
astrobiology.com/2026/04/carb... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry
astrobiology.com/2026/04/carb... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry
Carbonaceous Chondrites Provide Evidence For Late-stage Planetesimal Formation In A Pressure Bump - Astrobiology
Carbonaceous chondrites are samples from planetesimals that formed 2-4 million years after solar system formation began.
astrobiology.com
April 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Carbonaceous Chondrites Provide Evidence For Late-stage Planetesimal Formation In A Pressure Bump
astrobiology.com/2026/04/carb... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry
astrobiology.com/2026/04/carb... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry
Curious about the components of #chondrites? A simple approach introducing you the rock-forming components of Allende CV3 chondrite
#PlanetarySciences
#PlanetarySciences
INTRODUCING YOU TO CV3 CHONDRITE #ALLENDE: A pristine member of the Vigarano group, then classified as CV3. It is mostly formed by chondrules, and refractory inclusions. The last ones can be even cm-sized like the one shown, and are known as Ca- and Al-rich inclusions (CAIs)
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December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Curious about the components of #chondrites? A simple approach introducing you the rock-forming components of Allende CV3 chondrite
#PlanetarySciences
#PlanetarySciences
🚨New paper alert! 🚨Understanding how rocky planets acquired essential elements (H,C,N) is crucial for studying their habitability. Meteorites, such as ordinary chondrites, provide insights into the materials that formed rocky planets, particularly Mars. Paper :
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thermal metamorphism and volatile evolution in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: Implications for the delivery of hydrogen to terrestrial planets
Non-carbonaceous (NC) meteorites, such as enstatite and ordinary chondrites, are regarded as potential building blocks of terrestrial planets, possibl…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:43 AM
🚨New paper alert! 🚨Understanding how rocky planets acquired essential elements (H,C,N) is crucial for studying their habitability. Meteorites, such as ordinary chondrites, provide insights into the materials that formed rocky planets, particularly Mars. Paper :
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Where might have life on the early Earth have gotten all these compounds when it was just starting out? Our research suggests that meteorites--specifically Cm-class chondrites--probably could've done the job, since they have the entire set, including ribose and adenine. The asteroid Bennu--which
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Where might have life on the early Earth have gotten all these compounds when it was just starting out? Our research suggests that meteorites--specifically Cm-class chondrites--probably could've done the job, since they have the entire set, including ribose and adenine. The asteroid Bennu--which
Un petit schéma récap par Arbre "généalogique" des parents des chondrites L. - crédits : Marine Ciocco, auteurs Good Ware, icongeek26, Dinosoftlabs et Freepik sur flaticon
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Un petit schéma récap par Arbre "généalogique" des parents des chondrites L. - crédits : Marine Ciocco, auteurs Good Ware, icongeek26, Dinosoftlabs et Freepik sur flaticon
Soyons sérieux, le géologue c'est celui avec un long manteau et qui va voir l'astronome pour lui demander discrètement s'il veut voir ses chondrites.
November 30, 2023 at 11:27 AM
Soyons sérieux, le géologue c'est celui avec un long manteau et qui va voir l'astronome pour lui demander discrètement s'il veut voir ses chondrites.
Claiming geologists are unaware of chondrites does not make Space Enthusiats seem particularly... informed.
Chondrites are also an excellent check to see if Space Enthusiasts have any knowledge of basic geology and the economics mining.
Chondrites are also an excellent check to see if Space Enthusiasts have any knowledge of basic geology and the economics mining.
September 24, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Claiming geologists are unaware of chondrites does not make Space Enthusiats seem particularly... informed.
Chondrites are also an excellent check to see if Space Enthusiasts have any knowledge of basic geology and the economics mining.
Chondrites are also an excellent check to see if Space Enthusiasts have any knowledge of basic geology and the economics mining.
ON THE METAL & SULPHIDES BEARING STRUCTURE OF #3IATLAS.
I explain in a new video the reasons for the spectral link we found with carbonaceous chondrites, particularly exemplified by metal grains in CH chondrites:
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRLGEx4m/
Remember that we proposed a model👇
arxiv.org/abs/2511.191...
I explain in a new video the reasons for the spectral link we found with carbonaceous chondrites, particularly exemplified by metal grains in CH chondrites:
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRLGEx4m/
Remember that we proposed a model👇
arxiv.org/abs/2511.191...
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ON THE METAL & SULPHIDES BEARING STRUCTURE OF #3IATLAS.
I explain in a new video the reasons for the spectral link we found with carbonaceous chondrites, particularly exemplified by metal grains in CH chondrites:
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRLGEx4m/
Remember that we proposed a model👇
arxiv.org/abs/2511.191...
I explain in a new video the reasons for the spectral link we found with carbonaceous chondrites, particularly exemplified by metal grains in CH chondrites:
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRLGEx4m/
Remember that we proposed a model👇
arxiv.org/abs/2511.191...
"Repost with something you own that most people don’t."
A slice of one of the oldest rocks in the Solar System—carbonaceous chondrites are meteorites that are pretty much directly condensed out of the proto-Solar nebula, typically dated at 4.56Gyr old (bought from a NM rock shop)
A slice of one of the oldest rocks in the Solar System—carbonaceous chondrites are meteorites that are pretty much directly condensed out of the proto-Solar nebula, typically dated at 4.56Gyr old (bought from a NM rock shop)
October 15, 2024 at 11:47 PM
"Repost with something you own that most people don’t."
A slice of one of the oldest rocks in the Solar System—carbonaceous chondrites are meteorites that are pretty much directly condensed out of the proto-Solar nebula, typically dated at 4.56Gyr old (bought from a NM rock shop)
A slice of one of the oldest rocks in the Solar System—carbonaceous chondrites are meteorites that are pretty much directly condensed out of the proto-Solar nebula, typically dated at 4.56Gyr old (bought from a NM rock shop)