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NWA 13943(CK5型)碳质球粒陨石的矿物岩石学和稳定同位素组成研究

Petrology, Mineralogy and Stable Isotopic Composition of NWA 13943(CK5) Carbonaceous Chondrite

  • 摘要: CK型陨石是一类高度氧化的碳质球粒陨石, 金属/磁铁矿的比值接近零. 与其它类型的碳质球粒陨石(岩石类型: 1-3)不同, 大多数CK型陨石在母体上经历了强烈的热变质过程(550--1270K), 以4-6型为主. 多项证据表明, CK和CV3型陨石具有成因联系. 但是, 两者在岩相结构和化学组成方面仍存在微小差异. 因此, 精细地区分和比较两者的地球化学特征对于验证CK-CV单一母体假说非常重要. Northwest Africa (NWA) 13943是一块新发现的陨石, 经历过较强烈的热变质作用. 利用扫描电子显微镜和电子探针, 确定了NWA 13943的岩石类型. 并运用质谱分析技术, 重点测定了NWA 13943陨石的全岩氧同位素和铬同位素组成. 综合岩石结构、矿物化学成分、氧同位素异常(△17O,△代表同位素分馏值)和铬同位素异常(ε54Cr, ε表示样品中的同位素比值与标样中的同位素比值的相对偏差的104倍),CK和CV型陨石的母体可能形成于原行星盘中两个相似但不同的化学源区.

     

    Abstract: CK (Karoonda-like) carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) are highly oxidized meteorites, with metal/magnetite ratio close to zero. Unlike other CCs (petrologic type: 1-3), most CK chondrites have suffered intense thermal process (550-1270 K) on their parent body with a petrologic type 4 or above. Lines of evidence indicate that CK chondrites could be genetically related to CV (Vigarano-like) chondrites which are mostly type 3 meteorites. However, there are still slight differences in petrographic texture and chemical composition between these two meteorites. Therefore, it is crucial to distinguish their geochemical characteristics for testing the CK-CV single parent body hypothesis. Northwest Africa (NWA) 13943, a newly found meteorite which has undergone intense thermal metamorphism, was classified using scanning electron microscopy and electron microprobe. The whole-rock oxygen and chromium isotope composition of NWA 13943 meteorite were also determined by mass spectrometer. Integrating petrology, mineralogy, oxygen isotope anomaly (△17O, where△represents isotopic fractionation value), and chromium isotopeanomaly (ε54Cr, where ε expresses palrts per ten thousand mass- independent isotope deviation) data, it is legitimated to infer that CK and CV hondrites may derive from two similar but distinct isotopic reservoirs within the protoplanetary disk.

     

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