The cosmic abundance of molybdenum

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Abundance, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Concentration (Composition), Iridium, Molybdenum, Neutron Activation Analysis, Data Correlation, Orgueil Meteorite, Refractory Metals

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Fifteen carbonaceous chondrites were analyzed for Mo and Ir by neutron activation analysis combined with a metal extraction method. The results of two Orgueil analyses gave a mean concentration of 915 ppb Mo. This corresponds to 2.51 atoms Mo/1,000,000 atoms Si, which is 50% lower than data reported by Case et al. (1973). The lower Mo concentration for Orgueil was predicted by Suess and Zeh (1973) from semiempirical abundance rules. A constant Mo/Ir ratio is found for C1, C2, and C3V chondrites; C3Os have variable Mo/Ir ratios. These variations are due to variable Ir concentrations. Micron-sized grains enriched in Ir but not in Mo are presumably responsible for these variations. The Mo content of Karoonda is nearly a factor of four lower than that of C3V chondrites.

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