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Plagioclase-rich inclusions in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites - Liquid condensates?The characteristics and formation of coarse-grained, plagioclase-rich inclusions are investigated. The textures, mineralogical compositions, and initial Al-26/Al-27 ratios for the plagioclase-rich inclusions are described. It is observed that plagioclase-rich inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites are either Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) composed of 30-60 vol pct anorthite, and less than 35 vol pct Ti-Al-pyroxene and melilite, or CA chondrites composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, spinel, and melilite. It is observed that CA chondrules are chemically and mineralogically the most similar components shared by carbonaceous and ordinary chondrites. The textural changes observed in the inclusions are examined. The data reveal that the CAIs have three textural groups: coarse anorthite laths, equigranular anorthite and Ti-Al-pyroxene, and lacy Ti-Al-pyroxene and fine-grained anorthite.
Document ID
19870049281
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wark, D. A.
(Arizona, University Tucson, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume: 51
ISSN: 0016-7037
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
87A36555
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-37
Distribution Limits
Public
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