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Chondrite

Meteorite classification
A chondrite is a stony meteorite that has not been modified, by either melting or differentiation of the parent body. They are formed when various types of dust and small grains in the early Solar System accreted to form primitive asteroids. Wikipedia
Parent body: Small to medium asteroids that were never part of a body large enough to undergo melting and planetary differentiation
Total known specimens: Over 27,000