Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jun 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988gecoa..52.1615o&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (ISSN 0016-7037), vol. 52, June 1988, p. 1615-1626. Research supported by the Field Museum of Na
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Breccia, Meteoritic Composition, Murchison Meteorite, Gypsum, Iron Oxides, Planetary Evolution, Silicates
Scientific paper
C3 xenoliths in a C2 host (Murchison) are unique among known meteoritic xenolith-host occurrences. They offer an opportunity to determine possible effects on the xenoliths by the hydrated host. Eleven xenoliths were found ranging from 2 to 13 mm. Four of these Murchison Xenoliths (MX1, MX2, MX3 and MX4) have been studied in detail. MX1 and MX2 were large enough for trace element, oxygen isotope, carbon isotope, bulk carbon and bulk nitrogen determinations. All four were studied petrographically and by analytical SEM. The xenoliths cannot be unequivocally identified as C3V or C3O subtypes. MX1 contains some matrix phyllosilicate, indicating reaction with water. MX1, MX2 and MX3 all show extensive alteration by an FeO-rich medium, and some minerals in them contain ferric iron. MX4, however, exhibits very minor alteration by FeO only. Oxygen isotopic and chemical data show that the alteration of these xenoliths did not take place in the Murchison host. The alterations occurred in one or more parent bodies, which were later disrupted to release these xenoliths that ultimately accreted onto the Murchison parent body.
Clayton Robert N.
Davis Andrew M.
Grossman Lawrence
Mayeda Toshiko K.
Olsen Edward J.
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