メリヒューイート (Merrihueite) とは,メゾマダラスのコンドライトから得られた新しいアルカリ・フェロマグネシアンシリケートである
まとめ
メリフエイト (Merrihueite) は,メソ・マダラス・コンドライトで発見された新しい鉱物で,アルカリ・フェロマグネシウム・シリケートです. その性質はオスミリートに似ており,このタイプの新しい鉱物を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- ミネラロジーは,鉱物学です.
- 宇宙化学 (コスモケミストリー)
- ペトロロジー・ペトロロジーとは
背景:
- 隕石は,初期の太陽系プロセスについての洞察を提供します.
- ホンドライトは,初期の構成要素であるコンドルールを含む原始的な隕石です.
研究 の 目的:
- 新たに発見された鉱物メリヒウエイト (merrihueite) を特徴づけるため,コンドライトで見つかった.
- 鉱物の化学組成,物理的性質,構造的関係を決定する.
主な方法:
- 化学分析により,大致的な成分が判定される: (K,Na) ((2) ((Fe,Mg) ((5) Si ((12) O ((30).
- 光学顕微鏡で,屈折率 (1.5591.592) と二重断裂率を測定する.
- X線粉の difrakcionは,ウシミライトのような既知の鉱物と比較するために.
主要な成果:
- メリフエイトはメゾ・マダラスのコンドライトのコンドルールでオリビン,ピロキセン,ニッケル・アイアンと共に特定されました.
- その光学特性 (屈折率,二重断裂) を測定した.
- X線データでは,オシミライトと合成K ((2) Mg ((5) Si ((12) O ((30)) との強い類似性が示されました.
結論:
- メリヒウエイトは新しい鉱物種として分類されています.
- オスミリート群のアルカリ・フェロマグネシウムシリケートとして解釈されます.
- この鉱物は,隕石学者,クレイグ・M・メリヒュー氏にちなんで名付けられた.
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