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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2018

By
Sara S. Russell ,
Harold C. Connolly  and
Alexander N. Krot
Edited by
Sara S. Russell ,
Harold C. Connolly Jr.  and
Alexander N. Krot
Sara S. Russell
Affiliation:
Natural History Museum, London
Harold C. Connolly Jr.
Affiliation:
Rowan University, New Jersey
Alexander N. Krot
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
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Summary

In this chapter, we review the history of chondrule research and introduce some of the basic concepts in the study of chondrules, including the classification of chondrites and the nomenclature of chondrule types.

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Chondrules
Records of Protoplanetary Disk Processes
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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