Cosmogenic 10Be and Noble Gases in Diogenites

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Jul 1993

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Meteoritics, vol. 28, no. 3, volume 28, page 459

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Ams, Argon, Beryllium-10, Cosmic Rays, Exposure Ages, Cosmogenic Nuclides, Diogenites, Helium, Neon, Noble Gases, Shielding Effects

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Introduction: A recent reevaluation of the 3He, 21Ne, and 38Ar cosmic-ray exposure ages of eight non-Antarctic and three Antarctic diogenite falls led to a consistent set of exposure ages with a major cluster at 22 Ma and a possible second cluster around 40 Ma [1]. These clusters coincide with two major peaks in the exposure-age distributions of the genetically related eucrites and howardites [2], but the scarcity of young diogenites is remarkable [3]. An update of the exposure-age distribution for diogenites, including nine separate Antarctic falls, will be presented and possible differences in exposure history between Antarctic and non-Antarctic diogenites will be discussed. The exposure-age distributions of eucrites and howardites are still controversial [2,3], as conventional shielding corrections--on the basis of the 22Ne/21Ne ratio--cannot be applied. Therefore, the use of other shielding parameters, such as 10Be or 26Al, is considered. We examined the relation between 10Be contents and 22Ne/21Ne ratios in diogenites to obtain more insight into the shielding sensitivity of the 10Be production rate. Experimental: In addition to the existing database of more than 30 noble gas analyses [4] we carried out noble gas measurements on 5 non-Antarctic diogenites and on 12 Antarctic samples from 9 separate falls. On the same samples 10Be was measured by AMS. The experimental uncertainties in the 10Be values are 2-3%, those in the 22Ne/21Ne ratios are 0.5-1.0%. Results and Conclusions: The major exposure-age cluster at 22 Ma contains about 45% of the diogenite falls, indicating a major impact on its parent body. However, the presence of several younger diogenites suggests that this collisional event was not necessarily as destructive as previously suggested [3]. Four diogenites show exposure ages around 40 Ma, indicating a second major impact on the HED parent body. Although some Antarctic diogenites have unique mineralogical features [5,6], we didn't find any evidence for different populations on the basis of their exposure histories. Figure 1 shows the experimental relation between 10Be contents and 22Ne/21Ne ratios measured in diogenites. The 10Be contents decrease by 30-35%, while corresponding 22Ne/21Ne ratios increase from 1.07 to 1.29. Graf's semi- experimental model predicts--for L chondrites with preatmospheric radii less than 50 cm--a decrease of about 50% in 10Be over this interval of 22Ne/21Ne ratios [7]. This discrepancy cannot be explained by the minor differences in composition with respect to 10Be production. Therefore, our results indicate that this model is slightly overestimating the shielding sensitivity of 10Be. Five points do not fall within 2 sigma on the best (exponential) fit. Measurements of additional radionuclides may contribute to a better understanding of their outlying character. Acknowledgments: We thank the MWG in the USA, the NIPR in Tokyo and the National Museums for Natural History in Washington, London, and Paris for diogenite samples. This work was financially supported by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO). References: [1] Welten K. C. et al. (1991) Meteoritics, 26, 408. [2] Schultz L. (1987) LPSC XVIII, 884-885. [3] Alymer D. et al. (1988) GCA, 52, 1691-1698. [4] Schultz L. and Kruse H. (1989) Meteoritics, 24, 155-172. [5] Takeda H. (1991) GCA, 55, 35-57. [6] Berkley J. L. and Boynton N. J. (1992) Meteoritics, 27, 387-394. [7] Graf Th. et al. (1990) GCA, 54, 2521-2534. Figure 1, which appears in the hard copy, shows shielding effects on P10 in diogenites.

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