Volatile elements in Allende inclusionsNew data are presented on the relatively volatile elements (Mn, Na, and Cl) in coarse- and fine-grained Ca/Al-rich inclusions of different textures and mineralogy in the Allende meteorite. It is shown that the coarse-grained inclusions condensed from the solar nebula at high temperature and contained vanishingly small quantities of volatile elements at that time. Later, volatiles were added to these during the metamorphism of the Allende parent body. The fine-grained inclusions were also affected by the addition of volatiles during this metamorphism but, unlike the coarse-grained ones, they incorporated large amounts of volatiles when they condensed from the solar nebula, accounting for their higher volatile element contents.
Document ID
19780062789
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Grossman, L. (Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Ganapathy, R. (Chicago, University Chicago, Ill., United States)