Tungsten isotope is a powerful tracer for the Earth’s accreting materials because of the distinct W isotope compositions of the non-carbonaceous meteorites and carbonaceous meteorites.To better understand the evoluti...Tungsten isotope is a powerful tracer for the Earth’s accreting materials because of the distinct W isotope compositions of the non-carbonaceous meteorites and carbonaceous meteorites.To better understand the evolution of the early Earth,here we calculated the expectedμ^(183)W of the bulk silicate Earth for different assumed compositions of the proto-Earth’s mantle,the Moon-forming giant impactor,and the late veneer using a Monte Carlo approach.The result shows that the proto-Earth likely has a non-carbonaceous composition,while the carbonaceous chondrite-like materials were delivered to the Earth at the late stages of accretion.The predicted difference inμ^(183)W values between the bulk silicate Earth and the non-carbonaceous meteorites of the scenarios assuming a pure carbonaceous composition for the giant impactor is slightly bigger than that of the scenarios assuming either a pure non-carbonaceous or a mixed carbonaceous-non-carbonaceous composition for the giant impactor(~5 ppm versus~2 ppm).The ancient mantle reservoir that partially lacks the late veneer with carbonaceous composition should have a negativeμ^(183)W value(from-3 to 0).Uncertainties introduced by the cosmogenic effects and mass-independent fractionation should be concerned during the high precision measurement ofμ183W for meteorites and ancient terrestrial samples in further work.展开更多
1 Introduction The short-lived 182Hf-182W system is generally acknowledged as the best chronometer of metal-silicate segregation that occurred during the early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets due to its...1 Introduction The short-lived 182Hf-182W system is generally acknowledged as the best chronometer of metal-silicate segregation that occurred during the early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets due to its following properties:(1)Hf-W fractionation commonly occurs during metal-silicate differentiation;(2)Both Hf and W are highly refractory elements,therefore most bulk展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42103011 and 42288201)National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFC0600109)。
文摘Tungsten isotope is a powerful tracer for the Earth’s accreting materials because of the distinct W isotope compositions of the non-carbonaceous meteorites and carbonaceous meteorites.To better understand the evolution of the early Earth,here we calculated the expectedμ^(183)W of the bulk silicate Earth for different assumed compositions of the proto-Earth’s mantle,the Moon-forming giant impactor,and the late veneer using a Monte Carlo approach.The result shows that the proto-Earth likely has a non-carbonaceous composition,while the carbonaceous chondrite-like materials were delivered to the Earth at the late stages of accretion.The predicted difference inμ^(183)W values between the bulk silicate Earth and the non-carbonaceous meteorites of the scenarios assuming a pure carbonaceous composition for the giant impactor is slightly bigger than that of the scenarios assuming either a pure non-carbonaceous or a mixed carbonaceous-non-carbonaceous composition for the giant impactor(~5 ppm versus~2 ppm).The ancient mantle reservoir that partially lacks the late veneer with carbonaceous composition should have a negativeμ^(183)W value(from-3 to 0).Uncertainties introduced by the cosmogenic effects and mass-independent fractionation should be concerned during the high precision measurement ofμ183W for meteorites and ancient terrestrial samples in further work.
基金supported by funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41521062, 41490631)
文摘1 Introduction The short-lived 182Hf-182W system is generally acknowledged as the best chronometer of metal-silicate segregation that occurred during the early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets due to its following properties:(1)Hf-W fractionation commonly occurs during metal-silicate differentiation;(2)Both Hf and W are highly refractory elements,therefore most bulk
