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El corindón, el rutilo, la periclasa y el CaO en las inclusiones ricas en Ca,Al de las condritas carbonáceas
A Greshake1, A Bischoff, A Putnis
1Institut für Planetologie, Universität Münster, Germany.
Resumen
Pequeños granos de óxido en los meteoritos ofrecen pistas sobre los primeros procesos del sistema solar. Estos óxidos refractarios probablemente se formaron a través de la condensación controlada cinéticamente, no la exsolución, arrojando luz sobre la nebulosa solar.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cosmoquímica es la cosmoquímica.
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las condritas carbonáceas son meteoritos primitivos que preservan los primeros materiales del sistema solar.
- Las inclusiones ricas en calcio y aluminio (CAI) se encuentran entre los condensados sólidos más antiguos de la nebulosa solar.
- Comprender la mineralogía de CAI proporciona información sobre las condiciones de las nebulosas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la mineralogía y los mecanismos de formación de óxidos dentro de las CAI a partir de varias condritas carbonáceas.
- Para restringir las condiciones y procesos prevalecientes durante la formación de inclusiones refractarias en la nebulosa solar temprana.
Principales métodos:
- Se empleó microscopía electrónica de transmisión (TEM) para analizar la microestructura de los granos de óxido.
- Se estudiaron las inclusiones de Allende, Acfer 082, Acfer 086 y Acfer 094.
- Caracterización mineralógica de óxidos a nanoescala (50-200 nm) dentro de los minerales constituyentes del CAI.
Principales resultados:
- Cuatro CAI contenían al menos dos de los óxidos: periclasa (MgO), rutilo (TiO2), óxido de calcio (CaO) y corindón (Al2O3).
- Estos óxidos se observaron tanto dentro de los minerales constituyentes como en sus límites de grano.
- La exsolución se considera un mecanismo de formación poco probable para estos óxidos.
Conclusiones:
- Los ensamblajes de óxidos observados sugieren la formación a través de la condensación controlada cinéticamente.
- Este hallazgo apoya los modelos de condensación heterogénea en la nebulosa solar temprana.
- El estudio proporciona información sobre el origen y la evolución de las inclusiones refractarias en las condritas.
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