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Discovery of solar wind neon in the Allende meteoriteInsert gases have been measured in seven sieve fractions of a disaggregated sample of the Allende meteorite. The disaggregation was done by ultrasonic treatment in water and by freeze-thawing. This sample consititutes the first gas-rich portion known to occur in the Allende meteorite. The composition of the trapped neon is solar, i.e., Neon-B, and the gas-rich samples contain more trapped Ne-20 than Ar-36. The set of sieve fractions show an anticorrelation of Ne-20 content and grain size. Gas-richness seems to be quite common among the CV3 meteorites with Allende added to the earlier known cases of Mokoia, Vigarano, and Efremovka.
Document ID
19860049985
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Heymann, D.
(Rice University Houston, TX, United States)
Palma, R. L.
(Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
March 30, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 91
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
86A34723
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-88
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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