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Allan Hills 84025 - The second brachinite, far more differentiated than brachina, and an ultramafic achondritic clast from L chondrite Yamato 75097New bulk-compositional and petrographic data tend to confirm that dunitic-wehrlitic meteorite ALH84025 is a second brachinite. It is suggested here that ALH84025 originated as an olivine heteradcumulate, whereas Brachina, or ALH84025, originated as an olivine orthocumulate. The tendency for pyroxenes among brachinites to be high-Ca may be a consequence of a relatively low MgO/FeO ratio, and/or high Na/Ca and K/Ca ratios in the bulk parent body. New data for a 2.5-cm dunite-melatroctolite clast from L6 chondrite Y75097 are reported. This clast has experience depletion of middle REE, except for a large (+) Eu anomaly. The clast as a whole is enriched in phosphates, but almost exclusively in its least-metamorphosed 'core' portion, whereas the analyzed samples represent phosphate-poor portions. It is suggested that this bizarre assemblage probably originated as an achondrite containing cumulus olivine, plagioclase, and phosphate, not necessarily all from a single igneous source rock.
Document ID
19890049155
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Warren, P. H.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Kallemeyn, G. W.
(California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 14, 1988
End Date: March 18, 1988
Accession Number
89A36526
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-87
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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