Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92..663w&link_type=abstract
(Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA, AAS, et al., Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 17th, Houston, TX, Mar. 17-21, 1986)
Physics
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Chondrites, Chondrule, Crystallography, Mineralogy, Olivine, Abundance, Correlation Coefficients, Metal Oxides, Petrology, Photomicrography
Scientific paper
The characteristics of 125 barred olivine chondrules identified in polished thin sections of 26 H-L-LL3-6 chondrites were studied, using an electron microprobe for determining mineral abundances and a broad-beam electron microprobe for determining bulk compositions. Compared with all chondrule types in the H-L-LL3 ordinary chondrites, the barred olivine chondrules were found to be enriched in FeO, Al2O3, Na2O, and K2O and depleted in SiO2 and MgO; they were also found to be enriched in the feldspathic component. It is concluded that the precursor components of barred olivine chondrules consisted of a mixture of an olivine-rich component, a refractory-rich component containing Al2O3, TiO2, and CaO, and a volatile-rich alkalic component. This unusual combination implies high temperatures of melting for the refractory component and low temperatures for the volatile component, supporting the hypothesis of Grossman and Wasson (1983) that the alkalies condensed on the alumina already available.
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