Computer Science
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009m%26ps...44.1743s&link_type=abstract
Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 44, Issue 11, p.1743-1753
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Ordinary Chondrite, Porosity, Shock Effect, X-Ray Microtomography
Scientific paper
We document the size distributions and locations of voids present within five highly porous equilibrated ordinary chondrites using high-resolution synchrotron X-ray microtomography (µCT) and helium pycnometry. We found total porosities ranging from ~10 to 20% within these chondrites, and with µCT we show that up to 64% of the void space is located within intergranular voids within the rock. Given the low (S1-S2) shock stages of the samples and the large voids between mineral grains, we conclude that these samples experienced unusually low amounts of compaction and shock loading throughout their entire post accretionary history. With Fe metal and FeS metal abundances and grain size distributions, we show that these chondrites formed naturally with greater than average porosities prior to parent body metamorphism. These materials were not “fluffed” on their parent body by impact-related regolith gardening or events caused by seismic vibrations. Samples of all three chemical types of ordinary chondrites (LL, L, H) are represented in this study and we conclude that incomplete compaction is common within the asteroid belt.
Boesenberg Joseph S.
Britt Daniel T.
Ebel Denton S.
Friedrich Jan M.
Macke Robert J.
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