| 1. | For meteoriticists, chondrites are a sort of handheld time machine.
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| 2. | This makes it similar to the chondrite meteorites found on Earth.
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| 3. | Alkanes have also been detected in meteorites such as carbonaceous chondrites.
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| 4. | Most meteorites are stony meteorites, classed as chondrites and achondrites.
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| 5. | These chondrites show little evidence of the effects of aqueous alteration:
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| 6. | Several groups of carbonaceous chondrites, notably the serpentine being characteristic.
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| 7. | Five CI chondrites have been observed to fall : Revelstoke.
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| 8. | Chondrite 08 : 52, 5 December 2006 ( UTC)
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| 9. | Chondrite 20 : 34, 7 December 2006 ( UTC)
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| 10. | Chondrite 23 : 30, 13 December 2006 ( UTC)
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