Elemental abundances in chondrules from unequilibrated chondrites: Evidence for chondrule origin by melting of pre-existing materials |
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| Authors: | James L Gooding Klaus Keil Takaaki Fukuoka Roman A Schmitt |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 U.S.A.;2. Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 U.S.A.;3. Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 U.S.A.;4. Radiation Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Bulk abundances of Na, Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, La, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Ir, and Au were determined by neutron activation analysis of chondrules separated from unequilibrated H-, L-, and LL-chondrites (Tieschitz, Hallingeberg, Chainpur, Semarkona) and correlated with chondrule petrographic properties. Despite wellknown compositional differences among the whole-rock chondrites, the geometric mean compositions of their respective chondrule suites are nearly indistinguishable from each other for many elements. Relative to the condensible bulk solar system (approximated by the Cl chondrite Orgueil), chondrules are enriched in lithophile and depleted in siderophile elements in a pattern consistent with chondrule formation by melting of pre-existing materials, preceded or attended by silicate/metal fractionation. Relative to nonporphyritic chondrules, porphyritic chondrules are enriched in refractory and siderophile elements, suggesting that these two chondrule groups may have formed from different precursor materials. |
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