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We report here for the first time the composition and mineralogical studies on a new meteorite,which fell in Dhayala ki Chappar(24°58'N,73°48'27"E) 5 km NW of Nathdwara in south Rajasthan,India,on Dec.25 th,2012.Mineralogical and compositional studies were carried out on a representative piece of the Nathdwara meteorite sample.The mineralogical composition of the meteorite has been found to be olivine(42-45 vol.%),feldspar(10-15 vol.%),orthopyroxene(23-25 vol.%),troilite(6-8 vol.%),and titanium bearing minerals(6-8 vol.%).Our investigations show that the Nathdwara meteorite belongs to H6 group of ordinary chondrites.     

Noble gases,nitrogen and cosmic ray exposure age of the Sulagiri chondrite

The Sulagiri meteorite fell in India on 12 September 2008,LL6 chondrite class is the largest among all the Indian meteorites.Isotopic compositions of noble gases(He,Ne,Ar,Kr and Xe) and nitrogen in the Sulagiri meteorite and cosmic ray exposure history are discussed.Low cosmogenic(~(22)Ne/~(21)Ne)_c ratio is consistent with irradiation in a large body.Cosmogenic noble gases indicate that Sulagiri has a 4πcosmic-ray exposure(CRE) age of 27.9 ± 3.4 Ma and is a member of the peak of CRE age distribution of IX chondrites.Radiogenic ~4He and ~(40)Ar concentrations in Sulagiri yields the radiogenic ages as 2.29 and4.56 Ca,indicating the loss of He from the meteorite.Xenon and krypton are mixture of Q and spallogenic components.     

不同类型陨石的宇宙射线暴露年龄及其宇宙化学意义

本文主要依据现有的资料综述陨石分类 ,以及来自小行星带、月球和火星等不同类型陨石的宇宙射线暴露 (CRE)年龄及其宇宙化学意义。目前已确定有 1 3个球粒陨石群 ,至少 7个经受了高温和广泛熔融的无球粒陨石母体 ,以及 1 2个不同化学群的铁陨石母体。此外 ,还发现1 0个独特的球粒陨石、许多未分群的球粒陨石小群、铁陨石和铁陨石小群 ,它们也来自各自不同的母体。到目前为止 ,根据宇宙射线产生的核素 ,已测定了 1 60 0多个陨石的宇宙射线暴露年龄。由许多陨石类型的CRE年龄分布 ,我们可以识别出群集的宇宙射线暴露年龄 ,藉此可解释为母体上的碰撞 ,并释放大量的陨石碎块。小行星陨石、行星陨石及阿波罗月球样品的稀有气体同位素丰度和宇宙射线暴露年龄 ,已广泛应用于探索和了解不同类型陨石母体的宇宙射线暴露历史、冲击碰撞事件、暴露年龄与日心距离的关系、吸积形成母体前硅酸盐球粒的辐照历史、南极和沙漠陨石中成对陨石的判别、行星陨石 (火星及月球陨石 )的溅射历史及月坑的相对年龄等