A chondrite is a type of meteorite, which obviously formed elsewhere in the solar system rather than on earth, as sedimentary rocks do.

Chondrites are stony meteorites, and are similar to part of the material from which our Solar system was made. Thus they date beyond the age of our Solar system - ~4.5 billion years ago. The chondrite is usually a complex aggregation, but individual minerals such as say zircon, may be dated.

Otto Hahn has written:

'Die Meteorite (Chondrite) und ihre Organismen' -- subject(s): Meteorites

The Martian moon Phobos is believed to be very similar to C- and D-type asteroids, and it has been suggested that it also has the properties of a carbonaceous chondrite.

The Neenach Meteorite is a 30-pound mass of stony, ordinary chondrite discovered in April 1948 by Elden Snyder when he broke it into four pieces with his plow.