Serpentine nanotubes in the Mighei CM chondrite

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Jun 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004e%26psl.223..141z&link_type=abstract

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 223, Issue 1-2, p. 141-146.

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Nanotubes, Serpentine, Cm Chondrites, Tem, Eels, Aqueous Alteration, Matrix, Fine-Grained Rims

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We report the discovery of serpentine nanotubes in the Mighei CM chondrite. High-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) images show that the nanotubes are multiwalled, containing from 3 to 11 layers with periodicities of 0.68+/-0.08 nm. Some nanotubes appear capped. Their lengths and inner diameters range from 20 to 230 nm and 2 to 9 nm, respectively, with internal volumes of 200-11,300 nm3. Chemical analyses made using electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) give Mg1.7Fe0.52+Fe0.73+[Si1.5Fe0.53+O5]H1.8([]1.0O2.4S0.6)∑=4, with H determined by difference. The S-bearing and Fe-rich composition of these nanotubes is distinct from previously reported meteoritic and terrestrial materials, and we believe them to be a new variety of serpentine. These intriguing structures likely formed during aqueous-alteration events early in the history of the solar system and potentially served as containers of primordial fluids.

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