Properties of chondrulesChondrules contain a record of many essential characteristics of the primordial solar nebula, whose high-temperature chondrule-generating events have spanned nearly 10 million years. As chondrules cooled, they became magnetized by nebular fields; chondrule rims show that dust was present in the vicinity of chondrule formation, and that multiple melting events were possible. The chondrule precursors included many large grains, showed variable degrees of Fe-oxidation, and encompassed many isotopic reservoirs. The properties of these nebular materials systematically changed from the enstatite, to ordinary, and finally to carbonaceous chondrite formation regions.
Document ID
19890040132
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Grossman, Jeffrey N. (USGS Reston, VA, United States)
Rubin, Alan E. (California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Nagahara, Hiroko (Tokyo, University Japan)
King, Elbert A. (Houston, University TX, United States)