Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994metic..29q.482k&link_type=abstract
Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 29, no. 4, p. 482
Computer Science
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Chondrule, Meteoritic Composition, Meteoritic Microstructures, Volatility, Mineralogy, Nitrogen Isotopes, Spallation, Xenon Isotopes
Scientific paper
As chondrule apparently were melted before accretion into chondritic parent bodies, we carried out a N and Xe isotopic study to obtain information on the partitioning of some of the most volatile as well as incompatible elements: noble gases, N, I, REE, and Pu. In separated silicates in Forest Vale, consisting of mostly broken chondrules, we observed rather large Xe concentrations, and since noble gases in chondrites are associated with C-rich phases, we decided to study the core portion of a suite of chondrules after removing the chondrule rim portion and adhering matrix. We selected sets of rounded chondrules from four meteorites: Allende (CV3), Dhajala (H3.8), Forest Vale (H4), and Bjurbole (L4). We compare measured N and Xe concentrations and isotopic abundances in cores of chondrules to those obtained from unetched chondrules. We discuss results obtained from melting steps, because N and Xe in the silicate lattice are mostly released at T greater than 1000 C. All cores of chondrules contain less than 1% of the Xe in the respective bulk samples. Moreover, they released much less trapped Xe in the melting step than did untreated bulk chondrites. However, the radiogenic Xer-129 and fissiogenic Xef is not or is only slightly depleted, and spallogenic Xe is a major component, particularly in Forest Vale. We can not deduce the signature of trapped Xe in the chondrules. The release systematics are completely different from those observed in primitive achondrites, which contain noble gas in the 'dusty' silicate inclusions. Allende chondrules differ from those of ordinary chondrite in the N release pattern. This represents possibly a signature of the local environment during chondrule formation, since N may exist in chondrule minerals in chemically bound forms. In contrast, all three sets of ordinary chondrite chondrules released less than 0.6 ppm N in the melting step, and these signatures reveal substantial components of cosmic-ray-produced N.
Kim Jinyoung Serena
Marti Kurt
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