从西北非洲推断出的新型玄武岩石来源 011
Akira Yamaguchi1, Robert N Clayton, Toshiko K Mayeda
1Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo 173-8515, Japan. yamaguch@nipr.ac.jp
概括
西北非洲 (NWA) 011,一个玄武岩石,与欧克里特有共同的特征,但具有独特的氧同位素. 这表明多个母体,而不仅仅是小行星4 Vesta,在太阳系早期形成了玄武岩石.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 石学是指石学.
- 太空化学 太空化学
背景情况:
- 欧克里特是与小行星4 Vesta相关的玄武岩石.
- 它们具有共同的矿物学,同位素和化学特征.
- 玄武岩石的起源对于了解早期太阳系过程至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析石西北非洲 (NWA) 011.
- 为了比较NWA 011的特性与已知的eucrites.
- 调查NWA 011独特组成对石母体的影响.
主要方法:
- 在NWA 011.的矿物学分析.
- 对NWA 011的同位素分析 (包括贵气和氧气)
- 将NWA 011数据与现有的eucrite数据集进行比较.
主要成果:
- NWA 011的纹理,矿物学和贵重气体特征与玄武岩岩相似.
- NWA 011 的氧气同位素成分与其他藻有显著差异.
- 这种独特的氧气签名表明NWA 011的单独母体.
结论:
- 这些发现挑战了所有玄武岩的单亲体假设.
- 在早期的太阳系中,可能存在多个类似小行星的天体,产生了玄武岩石.
- 可变的氧同位素组成表明这些早期太阳系材料的不同起源.
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