Chondrule

n.

1.

(Min.) A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites.

Noun

1.

chondrule - small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks

chondrite, granule