Crystallization sequences of Ca-Al-rich inclusions from Allende - an experimental study

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Carbonaceous Chondrites, Crystallization, Inclusions, Melts (Crystal Growth), Meteoritic Composition, Phase Diagrams, Aluminum Compounds, Calcium Compounds, Condensates, Petrography, Pyroxenes, Solar System, Spinel

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The results of equilibrium crystallization experiments at one atmosphere on a sample of the Type B Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAI) of the Allende meteorite are reported. All the experiments were performed on a synthetic sample approximating the Allende CAI characteristics. The crystallization sequence observed comprised spinel at 1550 C, then melilite at 1400 C, anorthite at 1260 C, and then Ti-Al-rich clinopyroxene, formed at 1230 C. The observation that pyroxenes similar to the titaniferous fassaites found in Type B inclusions can be formed by equilibrium crystallizations of melts with Type B composition indicate that some Type B CAIs were at least partially molten. If the temperatures were not too far above the solidus, the molten condensate compositions would be similar to that occurring in gas-to-solid condensation.

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