Spectral properties and mineral compositions of acapulcoite–lodranite clan meteorites: Establishing S‐type asteroid–meteorite connections

Except for asteroid sample return missions, measurements of the spectral properties of both meteorites and asteroids offer the best possibility of linking meteorite groups with their parent asteroid(s). Visible plus near‐infrared spectra reveal distinguishing absorption features controlled mainly by the Fe²⁺ contents and modal abundances of olivine and pyroxene. Meteorite samples provide relationships between spectra and mineralogy. These relationships are useful for estimating the olivine and pyroxene mineralogy of stony (S‐type) asteroid surfaces. Using a suite of 10 samples of the acapulcoite–lodranite clan (ALC), we have developed new correlations between spectral parameters and mafic mineral compositions for partially melted asteroids. A well‐defined relationship exists between Band II center and ferrosilite (Fs) content of orthopyroxene. Furthermore, because Fs in orthopyroxene and fayalite (Fa) content in olivine are well correlated in these meteorites, the derived Fs content can be used to estimate Fa of the coexisting olivine. We derive new equations for determining the mafic silicate compositions of partially melted S‐type asteroid parent bodies. Stony meteorite spectra have previously been used to delineate meteorite analog spectral zones in Band I versus band area ratio (BAR) parameter space for the establishment of asteroid–meteorite connections with S‐type asteroids. However, the spectral parameters of the partially melted ALC overlap with those of ordinary (H) chondrites in this parameter space. We find that Band I versus Band II center parameter space reveals a clear distinction between the ALC and the H chondrites. This work allows the distinction of S‐type asteroids as nebular (ordinary chondrites) or geologically processed (primitive achondrites).     

Textural evidence bearing on the origin of isolated olivine crystals in C2 carbonaceous chondrites

In some cases the mechanical competence of chondrules in carbonaceous chondrites has been reduced by alteration of their mesostasis glass to friable phyllosilicate, providing a mechanism by which euhedral olivines can be separated from chondrules. Morphological features of isolated olivine grains found in carbonaceous chondrites are similar to those of olivine phenocrysts in chondrules. These observations suggest that the isolated olivine grains formed in chondrules, by crystallization from a liquid, rather than by condensation from a vapor.     

得尔布干成矿带太平川铜钼矿床含CH_4流体包裹体研究

太平川斑岩铜钼矿床位于得尔布干断裂西北侧,成矿斑岩时代为200Ma左右。该斑岩铜钼矿可划分为3个成矿阶段:早阶段为辉钼矿-黄铁矿(黄铜矿)-石英组合,中阶段为黄铜矿-黄铁矿(辉钼矿)-石英组合,晚阶段以碳酸盐-黄铁矿-石英脉为特征。石英脉中可见含子晶三相、含子晶两相、CH4-H2O和NaCl-H2O四类包裹体,早阶段发育含子晶和CH4-H2O包裹体,中、晚阶段以NaCl-H2O类包裹体为主。成矿早、中、晚各阶段流体包裹体的均一温度分别分布在340～500℃、158.8～360.5℃和147.8～219.7℃,相应盐度为10.1%～55.8%NaCleqv、0.7%～10.9%NaCleqv和2.1%～10.9%NaCleqv。激光拉曼探针测试显示,早、中阶段包裹体含有CH4和H2O,晚阶段包裹体则以盐水溶液为主。早阶段多种类型包裹体共生,均一温度相近,且均一方式多样,指示早阶段流体发生过沸腾作用。本文认为早阶段成矿作用主要与高温、高盐度、含CH4流体的沸腾作用有关,中-晚阶段成矿作用显示出不同来源流体的混合作用特征。成矿构造环境可能是蒙古-鄂霍茨克洋向南俯冲所形成的陆缘弧。