Which group of meteorites represents the conditions in the earliest stages of the formation of the Solar System?
A) chondrites
B) achondrites
C) iron meteorites
D) stony-iron meteorites

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Chondrites are the most primitive and unchanged meteorites. They contain minerals that formed in the earliest stages of the solar system, such as calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) and chondrules. Thus, chondrites provide important information about the conditions and processes that occurred in the earliest stages of the formation of the Solar System. Achondrites, iron meteorites and stony-iron meteorites represent later stages of solar system formation.

Which Group of Meteorites Represents the Conditions in the Earliest