Trace Elements in High-Ca Pyroxene and Plagioclase in the Bilanga Diogenite: Implications for the Magmatic Evolution of DiogenitesHigh-Ca pyroxene and plagioclase are typically present as minor phases in diogenites. However, although the trace element content of diogenite orthopyroxene has been measured in a number of studies; almost no trace element data is available for the high-Ca pyroxene and plagioclase with which it routinely coexists in these meteorites. These data could provide insights into the nature and evolution of the melts from which diogenites crystallized in the HED parent body. In this study we have obtained initial measurements of several REEs in high-Ca pyroxene, plagioclase, and orthopyroxene in the Bilanga. Measurement of additional incompatible trace element concentrations in these phases is currently in progress.
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20030111185
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Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Domanik, K. J. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Shearer, C. K. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Hagerty, J. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Kolar, S. E. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Drake, M. J. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)