9块西北非HED族陨石的岩石矿物学特征及亚型划分

HED族陨石是太阳系最早的岩浆岩,对其进行亚型划分对认识其成分特征以及了解其母体岩浆演化和后期变质作用有重要意义。对西北非9块HED陨石进行了岩石结构及矿物组成、辉石Mg~#值、全岩Mg元素X射线分布和热变质程度等分析研究。结果表明,NWA 11600可划分为堆晶辉长岩型Eucrite,热变质程度为1型(最低);NWA 11602为玄武质非角砾岩型Eucrite,热变质6型(最高);NWA 11601为玄武质单矿碎屑角砾岩型Eucrite,热变质4型;NWA 11593、NWA 11594、NWA 11596和NWA 11597为玄武质复矿碎屑角砾岩型Eucrite,NWA 11598和NWA 11605为Howardite,不同角砾具有不同的热变质程度,分布在1～6型之间。NWA 11600冲击程度为S1,其余样品为S2。玄武岩的热变质程度远高于堆晶岩,热变质发生在冲击破碎之前,冲击并非导致热变质的原因。     

普通球粒陨石NWA15004岩石矿物学特征及球粒类型研究

普通球粒陨石是目前发现数量最多的陨石,对认识早期太阳星云演化和太阳系物质成分具有重要的意义。Northwest Africa (NWA) 15004是一块非洲西北部新发现的普通球粒陨石。本次研究使用光学显微镜、电子探针以及扫描电镜等分析仪器对该陨石进行详细的岩石学、矿物学及球粒特征研究。结果表明该陨石球粒轮廓较为模糊,基质重结晶明显,橄榄石平均Fa值为25.4 mol%(PMD为2.65%),低钙辉石的平均Fs值21.3 mol%(PMD为3.95%),硅酸盐矿物化学成分较为均一,根据岩相学及矿物学特征将其划分为L5型普通球粒陨石。橄榄石和辉石颗粒发育波状消光和面状破裂,且观察到有熔融囊的出现,表明该陨石受到S3以上的冲击变质作用。球粒的成因和形成的星云环境需要准确的球粒类型划分,球粒按结构类型分类较多,但其化学成分均一,该陨石所有球粒的橄榄石辉石的Mg^#约为74.5,均为Ⅱ型富铁球粒,结合“CIPW标准”计算基质化学成分均为A5型球粒。利用共生单斜辉石和斜方辉石矿物对成分特征计算得到NWA 15004陨石热变质平衡温度为814℃,说明该陨石母体经历了较高程度热变...     

钙长辉长无球粒陨石中普通石英与鳞石英成因研究

钙长辉长无球粒陨石(Eucrite)是 Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite(HED)族陨石的重要成员,也是研究灶神星壳演化历史的重要对象.本文研究了多个玄武质Eucrite样品中主要的SiO2相——普通石英和鳞石英的成因,进而讨论其对Eucrite陨石热演化的启示.研究对象包括不同冲击程度样品,以探讨陨击过程对SiO2同质多象转变的影响.冲击程度较弱的包括未角砾化样品NWA 3162 、NWA 6594 和Igdi,冲击程度较强的为单碎屑角砾岩Millbillillie、Camel Donga和NWA 1654.研究结果显示,不同样品中的普通石英和鳞石英各自均具有相似的岩相学和化学成分,但不同冲击程度样品中普通石英产状存在系统差异.结合Eucrite热变质历史,本研究认为普通石英并非来自共生鳞石英的相变,而是形成于更早期高温 SiO2相的转变.Eucrite 中广泛存在的鳞石英则很可能是普通石英在后期撞击事件中发生部分熔融快速结晶形成.Eucrite中普通石英和鳞石英可能经历的主要形成过程如下:① 岩浆喷发形成高温SiO2 (方石英和/或鳞石英);② 随后长期热变质中高温 SiO2转变形成普通石英,并因体积缩小发育孔洞结构;③ 后期冲击作用再加热,导致普通石英部分熔融形成鳞石英,在高冲击程度的样品中还普遍发育普通石英的羽状裂理.本研究在Eucrite中观察到的普通石英和鳞石英分别形成于不同阶段热事件.大多数Eucrite中存在普通石英和鳞石英共生,表明Eucrite在热变质后普遍受到热扰动,内部微区受热不均一性明显.上述普通石英和鳞石英成因的厘定,为微区或单碎屑矿物同位素年代学定年样品的选择以及年代学结果的地质解释提供了依据.     

火星陨石NWA11288岩石矿物学和冲击变质特征

NWA 11288 是一块2015 年发现的玄武岩质辉玻无球粒陨石,具有典型的次辉绿结构,主要由辉石(面积比68. 6%)和熔长石(面积比28. 1%)组成,含少量磷酸盐(面积比 1. 35%)、不透明矿物(面积比 1. 45%)和二氧化硅等副矿物.通过扫描电子显微镜、电子探针和拉曼光谱等实验分析方法,对NWA 11288 进行了岩相学、矿物学及冲击变质作用研究.基于辉石核部的Ti/Al 比值,推测其结晶压力为 930 MPa,结晶深度约为50 km,接近火星壳幔边界.NWA 11288 经历过强烈的冲击变质作用,其中长石全部熔长石化,发育冲击熔脉及熔融囊并出现重结晶的辉石和柯石英.柯石英具有一种前人未报道的新产状:以柯石英-石英-二氧化硅玻璃三相集合体共生,柯石英和石英主要分布在集合体的边部,包裹着核部的二氧化硅玻璃,指示柯石英是在卸压阶段从熔体中结晶形成,且在后续的卸压阶段部分柯石英转变为石英.此外,熔融囊中可见自形的斯石英形态的二氧化硅玻璃;粒间区域可见具有斯石英/赛石英典型特征的二氧化硅颗粒.这些冲击变质特征说明NWA 11288 经历的峰值温度至少为1600℃,峰值压力或可高达15～20 GPa.通过对比NWA 11288 和NWA 8657/8656 的岩石结构、矿物化学成分以及冲击变质特征,本文认为NWA 11288 很可能是NWA 8657/8656 的成对陨石.     

钙长辉长无球粒陨石NWA 11592的岩石矿物学特征及富铁橄榄石脉成因研究

灶神星是太阳系最大的硅酸盐质小行星,它的岩石样品(HED族陨石)是目前太阳系最古老的岩浆岩之一,很有可能记录了类地行星最早期地质流体活动的重要信息。本次工作首次在一块非角砾岩平衡型的Eucrite NWA 11592中发现了较粗长的富铁橄榄石脉。通过对NWA 11592陨石进行详细的岩相学和地球化学特征研究,将NWA 11592陨石划为玄武质非角砾岩型Eucrite,冲击变质程度至少为S4,热变质程度为6型。NWA 11592中富铁橄榄石脉最有可能为含H₂O流体沿裂隙的沉淀产物,反应系统应是开放且较为氧化的(f_O2达IW+0.9),且应发生在灶神星浅层地壳> 4 km的埋藏深度。含H₂O流体渗透作用除更多地发生在灶神星表面或近地表外,还有可能发生在灶神星内部的浅层地壳中。     

基于激光熔融制样分析玄武质无球粒陨石的主、微量元素

无球粒陨石的主、微量元素组成对于类地行星壳-幔分异和岩浆研究演化具有重要意义。但由于样品稀缺，使用传统方法分析无球粒陨石的全岩主、微量元素组成有较大局限。本文在样品粉末压片的基础上，采用激光熔融制取玻璃，并结合电子探针和激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)对标样和Eucrite样品进行原位分析。结果表明，主量元素中除少数元素(Na、K和P等)外，绝大多数元素的分析准确度都优于5%;微量元素除少数元素外(Ni、Ga、Tb、Tl和U等),绝大多数元素的分析准确度都在5%～10%范围。本方法为低损耗(～30 mg)、快速准确获取具有较高Mg、Fe含量的玄武质无球粒陨石样品全岩的主、微量元素组成提供了一种新的途径。     

太阳系~(53)Mn-~(53)Cr同位素体系

短周期放射性核素的初始丰度和分布情况,已成为陨石学和天体化学的重要研究领域之一。已有研究证实地外天体中53 Cr的放射性母体为53 Mn。53 Mn的半衰期为3.7±0.4Ma,可对太阳系形成之后的20Ma内发生的事件进行精确定年。本文系统总结了已报道的碳质球粒陨石、普通球粒陨石、顽辉石球粒陨石和分异陨石中的53 Mn-53 Cr同位素体系数据,依据55 Mn/52 Cr值和53 Cr异常探讨了太阳系形成时53 Mn和53 Cr的初始分布情况、太阳系初始的53 Mn/55 Mn值,讨论了陨石中普遍存在的54 Cr/52 Cr值异常和碳质球粒陨石全岩的54 Cr和53 Cr异常值之间的正相关关系对53 Mn-53 Cr体系定年影响。     

南极格罗夫山陨石GRV 020043—一个特殊的E/H过渡型球粒陨石

南极格罗夫山陨石GRV 020043是一块特殊的球粒陨石,虽与普通球粒陨石有着相似的矿物组合,但矿物成分超出普通球粒陨石范围.主要矿物组合及其模式含量(vol%)是:斜方辉石40、橄榄石24、透辉石8、斜长石10、 Fe-Ni合金14、陨硫铁4 vol%、及少量铬铁矿和磷灰石.主要组成矿物成分均一,如斜方辉石(Fs10...     

锌同位素在行星科学中的研究进展

近年来有关太阳系天体中等挥发性元素的研究掀起了一波浪潮。锌作为中等挥发性元素,其稳定同位素对于高温挥发过程具有很好的指示作用。因此,在行星科学领域锌同位素逐渐成为研究星云和行星演化的一个理想工具。本文系统地归纳了各类陨石和行星天体储库的锌同位素组成,并对不同种类的陨石以及地外样品(碳质球粒陨石、普通球粒陨石、顽火辉石球粒陨石、橄辉无球粒陨石、铁陨石、石铁陨石、月球陨石和Apollo样品、火星陨石、灶神星陨石等)中的锌稳定同位素研究内容进行了较全面的总结。主要包括不同陨石和行星锌同位素组成的控制因素以及锌同位素对太阳系内星云过程和行星过程的指示;同时,简要论述了锌同位素在太阳系形成和演化过程中的分馏机制,并立足目前的研究基础,探讨锌同位素在行星科学领域的研究前景和发展趋势。     

三块普通球粒陨石岩石矿物学特征及其复合球粒研究

普通球粒陨石数量约占球粒陨石的80%,对其开展研究有助于揭示早期太阳系的演化。本文使用扫描电镜和电子探针对三块普通球粒陨石的岩石学、矿物学和地球化学特征进行了分析，重点讨论了复合球粒的成因。研究表明，三块陨石均具典型的球粒陨石结构，其中GRV 050191与GRV 051993分别为LL3型和H3型陨石，球粒结构清晰且丰富；NWA 15005为H5型陨石，球粒可分辨，基质出现重结晶。GRV 050191与GRV 051993中矿物成分变化较大，橄榄石有成分环带，NWA 15005中矿物成分均一。根据陨石岩石矿物学特征，GRV 050191、GRV 051993和NWA 15005冲击变质程度分别为S2、S1和S3,风化程度为W1、W1和W2。复合球粒是由两个或多个球粒熔融形成的，本次研究发现的3个复合球粒，其中2个属于包封型复合球粒(CPC-1和CPC-3),1个为伴生型复合球粒(CPC-2)。SiO₂-FeO-MgO相图数据表明，复合球粒形成温度窗口约为100℃。根据复合球粒中橄榄石的FeO含量变化推测越早形成的球粒，其FeO含量越低，橄榄石化学成分变化趋势表明...     

A petrogenetic model of the relationships among achondritic meteorites

The basaltic achondrite, shergottite, nakhlite, and chassignite meteorites appear to define a petrological and geochemical sequence. Assuming that they developed from basaltic liquids produced by low pressure partial melting of plagioclase peridotites, their petrological and chemical distinctions can be understood in terms of the compositional differences between their source periodites. The source regions of basaltic achondrite magmas were alkali-poor, metal-bearing peridotites in which pigeonite and/or orthopyroxene was the only pyroxene. By simultaneously increasing the ratio of high-Ca pyroxene to low-Ca pyroxene, the alkali content of the feldspar, the oxidation state, and the overall volatile content of the basaltic achondrite source peridotite, peridotites capable of yielding the parent liquids of the shergottites can be produced. Further increases can produce peridotites capable of yielding the parent liquids of the nakhlites and chassignites.Addition of a volatile-rich component to the volatile-poor type of peridotite required for the source regions of the eucrites appears to be capable of producing the required series of peridotites. Alternatively, progressive volatile-loss from a volatile-rich material, possibly of roughly cosmic composition, could have produced this sequence of peridotites. A simple two-component model of planetary compositions is, to a first approximation, consistent with the petrology and chemistry of these igneous meteorite groups.     

Cumberland Falls chondritic inclusions: Mineralogy/petrology of a forsterite chondrite suite

As previously found for a chondritic inclusion of unknown affinity, mineralogic and petrologic properties of 9 inclusions in the Cumberland Falls enstatitc achondrite are primitive members of the forsterite (F) chondrite group, hitherto defined by 4 meteorites of similar redox state. The inclusions define a primitive suite with properties indicating 8 as F3 and one of even lower petrologic type. The abundant minerals include: low-Ca pyroxene, olivine, plagioclase, kamacite, taenite, schreibersite, troilite, ferroan alabandite and daubreelite. Diopside, oldhamite and a Ti-rich sulfide are present in one or two inclusions. Petrologic textures and jadeitic pyroxene, hitherto unidentified in meteorites, indicate substantial degree of shock. The inclusions acquired their chemical characteristics during nebular condensation and accretion over a broad redox range (metal-silicate trends in them verify Prior's Rules): their parent body later impacted the enstatite meteorite parent body. During impact, the inclusions were shocked and incorporated with enstatite achondrite host as a breccia that would become Cumberland Falls.     

Spectroscopic evidence for two achondrite parent bodies: asteroids 349 Dembowska and 4 Vesta

A Fourier spectrometer was used to obtain IR spectra of asteroids 349 Dembowska and 4 Vesta (0.8–2.5μm; 25cm ^?1 resolution). The spectrum of Dembowska shows olivine and pyroxene (Fs_{24 ± 8}) with an olivine/pyroxene abundance ratio greater than 2, and possibly as high as 10. This is probably an unsampled achondritic composition, similar to the unique achondrite ALHA 77005. Similar olivine-rich compositions have also been proposed for the mantles of basaltic achondrite parent bodies. Dembowska's mineralogy therefore appears related in some way to the achondrites. but a direct link cannot as yet be made. Our IR observations of Vesta have more complete spectral coverage than those first obtained by Larson and Fink (1975b). Pyroxene (Fs_{50 ± 5}) and plagioclase feldspar are both seen, with a pyroxene/feldspar abundance ratio between 1.5 and 2.0. Vesta's mineralogy is consistent with a mixture of eucrites and howardites on its surface. Time-resolved observations over one-half of the rotation period show no spectral variations at the 2% level, indicating compositional homogeneity. Both 349 Dembowska and 4 Vesta can be considered as candidates for the parent bodies of igneous meteorites.     

Non-basaltic asteroidal magmatism during the earliest stages of solar system evolution: A view from Antarctic achondrites Graves Nunatak 06128 and 06129

The recently recovered paired Antarctic achondrites Graves Nunatak 06128 and 06129 (GRA) are meteorites that represent unique high-temperature asteroidal processes that are identified in only a few other meteorites. The GRA meteorites contain high abundances of sodic plagioclase, relatively Fe-rich pyroxenes and olivine, abundant phosphates, and low temperature alteration. They represent products of very early planetesimal melting (4565.9 ± 0.3 Ma) of an unsampled geochemical reservoir from an asteroid that has characteristics similar to the brachinite parent body. The magmatism represented by these meteorites is contrary to the commonly held belief that the earliest stages of melting on all planetary bodies during the first 2-30 Ma of solar system history were fundamentally basaltic in nature. These sodic plagioclase-rich rocks represent a series of early asteroidal high-temperature processes: (stage 1) melting and partial extraction of a low-temperature Fe-Ni-S melt, (stage 2) small degrees of disequilibrium partial melting of a sodium- or alkali-rich chondritic parent body with additional incorporation of Fe-Ni-S melt that was not fully extracted during stage 1, (stage 3) volatile-enhanced rapid extraction and emplacement of the Na-rich, high-normative plagioclase melt, (stage 4) final emplacement and accumulation of plagioclase and phosphates, (stage 5) subsolidus reequilibration of lithology between 962 and 600 °C at an fO₂ of IW to IW + 1.1, and (stage 6) replacement of merrillite and pyroxene by Cl-apatite resulting from the interaction between magmatic minerals and a Cl-rich fluid/residuum melt. The subsolidus events started as early as 4561.1 Ma and may have continued for upwards of 144 million years.The existence of assemblages similar to GRA on several other planetary bodies with different geochemical characteristics (ureilite, winonaites, IAB irons) implies that this type of early asteroidal melting was not rare. Whereas, eucrites and angrites represent extensive melting of a parent body with low concentrations of moderately-volatile elements, GRA represents low-degrees of melting of a parent body with chondritic abundances of moderately volatile elements. The interpretation of the low-temperature mineral assemblage is somewhat ambiguous. Textural features suggest multiple episodes of alteration. The earliest stage follows the interaction of magmatic assemblages with a Cl-rich fluid. The last episode of alteration appears to cross-cut the fusion crust and earlier stages of alteration. Stable isotopic measurements of the alteration can be interpreted as indicating that an extraterrestrial volatile component was preserved in GRA.     

The Antarctic achondrite ALHA 76005: a polymict eucrite

ALHA 76005 is a basaltic achondrite containing few. if any, orthopyroxenes. Its bulk major and trace element composition is like that of a non-cumulate eucrite, and unlike that of a howardite. It contains a variety of igneous clasts which differ in their textures, pyroxene/plagioclase ratios and pyroxene and plagioclase compositions. One clast, No. 4, was found to have the REE pattern of a cumulate eucrite and an oxygen isotopic composition different from that of the bulk meteorite. Both the chemical and oxygen isotopic composition of clast No. 4 suggest that it was derived from a source different from its host. These observations lead to the conclusion that ALHA 76005 is a polymict eucrite.     

Mineralogy, geochemistry, and Ar-Ar geochronology of lunar granulitic breccia Northwest Africa 3163 and paired stones: Comparisons with Apollo samples

The lunar meteorites Northwest Africa (NWA) 3163, 4881, and 4483 are paired stones classified as granulitic breccias. At 2.4 kg, these three stones constitute one of the largest known lunar meteorite masses. Here we describe the petrography, mineralogy, and chemistry of NWA 3163, 4881, and 4483, and present ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar data for two of the meteorites. Two-pyroxene thermometry indicates that the rocks equilibrated at 1050 ± 50 °C, which represents the high-temperature, low-pressure event that generated their characteristic recrystallization textures and reset their Ar systematics. Stepped-heating, in situ infrared laser microprobe ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar geochronology yields a mean age of 3327 ± 29 Ma for NWA 3163, and a more disturbed release spectrum for NWA 4881. NWA 4881 shows an upward-trending pattern, suggesting that it may have had a ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar age of >3.0 Ga, but that it was partially reset at ∼2.6 Ga. NWA 3163 et al. exhibit shock effects, including maskelynitized plagioclase, shock veins, and melt pockets, which are absent in the Apollo granulitic breccias. Although the Apollo and meteorite samples are texturally similar and have comparable bulk compositions and equilibration temperatures, their trace and siderophile element contents point to distinct parental lithologies derived from different regions of the Moon. Based on mineralogical and geochemical differences between the Apollo and meteorite samples, we conclude that the parent rock(s) of the paired NWA meteorites came from an area outside the Imbrium region and that they underwent high-temperature (granulite event) metamorphism long after the Late Heavy Bombardment.     

Cosmic-ray exposure ages of four acapulcoites and two differentiated achondrites and evidence for a two-layer structure of the acapulcoite/lodranite parent asteroid

We determined the He, Ne, and Ar isotopic abundances in the four acapulcoites Dhofar (DHO) 125, DHO 290, DHO 312, and Graves Nunataks 98028, the metal-rich diogenite Northwest Africa (NWA) 1982, and a unique achondrite, NWA 1058, that resembles the acapulcoites in its chemical composition. The noble gases in these meteorites consist of three components: trapped gases, cosmic-ray produced nuclides, and nuclides produced by K, Th, and U decay. The four acapulcoites yield cosmic-ray exposure (CRE) ages in the range of 5.0-5.7 Ma and confirm earlier conclusions concerning break-up of all acapulcoites from a common S-type parent asteroid, possibly in three events 4.9, 5.9, and 14.8 Ma ago. We also discuss the other characteristics (mineralogy, chemistry, formation ages, and oxygen and trapped noble gas isotopes) of all other acapulcoites and their relatives, the lodranites. We propose that the acapulcoite/lodranite parent asteroid had a shell structure similar to that of the H chondrites: The less metamorphosed acapulcoites correspond to the H3 and H4 chondrites and originate from the exterior layers, whereas the more severely metamorphosed lodranites, similar to the H5 and H6 chondrites, represent the inner regions of their parent body. Ungrouped achondrite NWA 1982, probably a diogenite, shows a CRE age of 18.9 ± 2.0 Ma that falls on the major exposure age cluster of the diogenites. The unique achondrite NWA 1058 differs in cosmic-ray exposure age (38.9 ± 4.0 Ma) and in oxygen-isotopic composition from the acapulcoites and lodranites and is probably a winonaite.     

Unique mineral assemblages of shock-induced titanium-rich melt pockets in eucrite Northwest Africa 8003

Shock-induced Ti-rich melt pockets in a basaltic eucrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8003 were studied using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Unique mineral assemblages consisting of clinopyroxene, ilmenite, vestaite, corundum, and kyanite are observed. Among them, vestaite and corundum in NWA 8003 are first reported to occur in eucrite meteorites. Petrographic and chemical evidences indicate that the Ti-rich melt pockets have formed by in-situ melting of ilmenite, plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly minor silica and apatite nearby. The temperature rise and melting were caused by the high shock impedance contrast at interfaces between ilmenite and other phases with a distinctly lower density. Crystallization pressure, temperature and cooling time of the Ti-rich melt pockets in NWA 8003 are constrained to be ˜0.9–˜10 GPa, ˜1300–˜1730 °C, and < 1 ms (5–50 μm in size), respectively.     

Petrographic and chemical characterization of igneous lithic clasts from mesosiderites and howardites and comparison with eucrites and diogenites

Combined petrographic, electron microprobe and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) studies of igneous lithic clasts separated from mesosiderites and howardites and INAA investigation only of whole rock eucrites and diogenites have been performed to help elucidate the differentiation processes that occurred on asteroidal sized bodies. Although similar to eucrites in mineralogy and major element chemistry, trace element abundances in basaltic lithic clasts give evidence for more complex differentiation episodes than have been observed for eucrites. These complex fractionations include sequential melting and expulsion of liquid from the source region and remelting of cumulate materials, followed by a second fractional crystallization episode. Rare earth element (REE) abundances in a basaltic clast from Petersburg suggest that the source region which produced this melt was noticably different from that which produced the eucrites Pasamonte and Bereba.Pyroxenites from mesosiderites show slight enrichments in Sc and Mn when compared with average diogenites. This suggests that the pyroxenites in mesosiderites are not fragments of diogenites sensu stricto. A plagioclase clast from the Johnstown diogenite contains light REE abundances that are not in equilibrium with the pyroxene phase. This implies that some of the plagioclase in diogenites may be a foreign component not directly related to the diogenites. This component probably formed on the same parent body as the diogenites however.The characteristics which are inferred for the heat source are that it was spatially and temporally variable. This suggests that heating of the differentiated meteorite parent bodies may in part have been from outside the parent body.