Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000e%26psl.179..477l&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 179, Issue 3-4, p. 477-487.
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
The metal-silicate microstructures in the shock-induced melt pockets of the Tenham (L6) chondrite have been investigated by analytical transmission electron microscopy. The melt areas, formed under high-pressure, high-temperature dynamic shock conditions, consist of spherical Fe-Ni metal/iron sulfide globules embedded in a silicate glass matrix, showing that the melt was quenched at high cooling rate. The Fe-Ni fraction in the globules is two-phase, composed of a bcc phase (~5 wt% Ni) and an fcc phase (~49 wt% Ni), indicating that fractional crystallisation of the metal occurred during the fast cooling. The metal fraction also contains appreciable amounts of non-siderophile elements (mostly Si, Mg and O) suggesting that these elements were trapped in the metal, either as alloying components or as tiny silicate or oxide inclusions. In the iron sulfide fraction, the Na content is high (>3 wt%), suggesting chalcophile behaviour for Na during the shock event. The composition of the silicate glass reflects non-equilibrium melting of several silicate phases (olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase). Moreover, the FeO content is high compared to the FeO contents of the unmelted silicates. Some Fe redistribution took place between metal and silicate liquids during the shock event. The silicate glass also contains tiny iron sulfide precipitates which most probably originated by exsolution during quench, suggesting that the molten silicate retained significant amounts of S, dissolved at high temperature and high pressure. Based on these observations, we suggest that non-equilibrium phenomena may be important in determining the compositions of metal and silicate reservoirs during their differentiation.
Doukhan Jean Claude
Guyot Francois
Leroux Hugues
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