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- Title
Chemical compositions and classifica tion of five thermally altered carbonaceous chondrites.
- Authors
Noronha, Bianca A.; Friedrich, Jon M.
- Abstract
To establish the chemical group provenance of the five thermally altered carbonaceous chondrites Asuka (A-) 881551, Asuka-882113, Elephant Moraine (EET) 96026, Mulga (west), and Northwest Africa (NWA) 3133, we quantified 44 trace elements in each of them. We also analyzed Larkman Nunatak (LAR) 04318 ( CK4), Miller Range (MIL) 090001 ( CR2), Roberts Massif (RBT) 03522 ( CK5) as reference samples as their chemical group affinity is already recognized. We conclude that Asuka-881551, Asuka-882113, and Mulga (west) are thermally metamorphosed CK chondrites. Compositionally, Elephant Moraine 96026 most resembles the CV chondrites. NWA 3133 is the most significantly thermally altered carbonaceous chondrite in our suite of samples. It is completely recrystallized (no chondrules or matrix remain), but its bulk composition is consistent with a CV- CK clan provenance. The thermally labile element (e.g., Se, Te, Zn, and Bi) depletion in NWA 3133 indicates a chemically open system during the heating episode. It remains unclear if the heat necessary for its thermal alteration of NWA 3133 was due to the decay of 26Al or was impact related. Finally, we infer that MIL 090001, Mulga (west), and NWA 3133 show occasional compositional signatures indicative of terrestrial alteration. The alteration is especially evident within the elements Sr, Ba, La, Ce, Th, U, and possibly Sb. Despite the alteration, we can still confidently place each of the altered chondrites within an established chemical group or clan.
- Subjects
NORTHWEST Africa; CARBONACEOUS chondrites (Meteorites); TRACE elements; HEAT advection; ASUKA Station
- Publication
Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2014, Vol 49, Issue 8, p1494
- ISSN
1086-9379
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/maps.12350