We report the petrology and oxygen isotopic composition,using a Cameca Nano SIMS 50L ion microprobe,of a plagioclase-olivine inclusion,C#1,found in the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite.In addition to major phases(plag...We report the petrology and oxygen isotopic composition,using a Cameca Nano SIMS 50L ion microprobe,of a plagioclase-olivine inclusion,C#1,found in the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite.In addition to major phases(plagioclase,spinel and olivine),C#1 is also surrounded by a pyroxene rim(64 vol%Ca-rich and 36 vol%Ca-poor pyroxenes).On a three-isotope oxygen diagram,δ^(17)O vs.δ^(18)O,the compositions of individual minerals analyzed in C#1 fall along the carbonaceous chondrite anhydrous mineral line(CCAM),and oxygen isotopic compositions in C#1 show significant variability in δ^(18)O and δ^(17)O.The oxygen isotopic compositions of the pyroxene rim minerals are similar to those of the other host minerals,which suggests that the rim likely formed from the same melting process as the host.The rim is considered to have formed as a result of interaction between an ^(16)O-poor gas and a melt.Some spinel grains are typically ^(16)O-rich and likely of relict origin,which is similar to ^(16)O-rich Ca-,Al-rich inclusions,which are probably a precursor of C#1.The inclusion then likely melted in an ^(16)O-poor region where chondrules form,accompanied by oxygen isotope exchange with an ^(16)O-poor gas.Some anorthite,pyroxene and spinel might have undergone fluid-assisted thermal metamorphism on the Ningqiang chondrite parent body.The oxygen isotope data and evolution of the C#1 plagioclase-olivine inclusion are similar with those of Al-chondrules in chondrites.展开更多
Numerous round to oblate opaque assemblages (OAs) are found in chondrules and matrix of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite. They are mainly composed of Ni-rich metal,magnetite,Fe,Ni-sulfides,with minor amounts of ph...Numerous round to oblate opaque assemblages (OAs) are found in chondrules and matrix of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite. They are mainly composed of Ni-rich metal,magnetite,Fe,Ni-sulfides,with minor amounts of phosphate,phosphoran-olivine,pyroxene and trace amounts of nano-sized platinum-group metal alloys. The mineralogy of Ningqiang OAs is very similar to that of OAs previously reported in Ca,Al-rich inclusions of CV chondrites. Being a rare mineral phase in nature,phosphoran-olivine is thought to form by nonequilibrium reactions between P-bearing molten metal and olivine crystals during rapid cooling. Its occurrence in Ningqiang OAs indicates that the precursor of OAs was locally produced during chondrule formation,rather than directly condensed from the solar nebula as previously thought. The petrographic and mineralogical characteristics of Ningqiang OAs reveal that OAs formed by low temperature alterations of pre-existing homogeneous alloys within chondrules on a planetary body.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41673070,41103032,41503062)the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.2021JJ30242)the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department(Grant No.18A204)。
文摘We report the petrology and oxygen isotopic composition,using a Cameca Nano SIMS 50L ion microprobe,of a plagioclase-olivine inclusion,C#1,found in the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite.In addition to major phases(plagioclase,spinel and olivine),C#1 is also surrounded by a pyroxene rim(64 vol%Ca-rich and 36 vol%Ca-poor pyroxenes).On a three-isotope oxygen diagram,δ^(17)O vs.δ^(18)O,the compositions of individual minerals analyzed in C#1 fall along the carbonaceous chondrite anhydrous mineral line(CCAM),and oxygen isotopic compositions in C#1 show significant variability in δ^(18)O and δ^(17)O.The oxygen isotopic compositions of the pyroxene rim minerals are similar to those of the other host minerals,which suggests that the rim likely formed from the same melting process as the host.The rim is considered to have formed as a result of interaction between an ^(16)O-poor gas and a melt.Some spinel grains are typically ^(16)O-rich and likely of relict origin,which is similar to ^(16)O-rich Ca-,Al-rich inclusions,which are probably a precursor of C#1.The inclusion then likely melted in an ^(16)O-poor region where chondrules form,accompanied by oxygen isotope exchange with an ^(16)O-poor gas.Some anorthite,pyroxene and spinel might have undergone fluid-assisted thermal metamorphism on the Ningqiang chondrite parent body.The oxygen isotope data and evolution of the C#1 plagioclase-olivine inclusion are similar with those of Al-chondrules in chondrites.
基金Supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 40325009)the One-Hundred-Talent Program of Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Minor Planet Foundation of China
文摘Numerous round to oblate opaque assemblages (OAs) are found in chondrules and matrix of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite. They are mainly composed of Ni-rich metal,magnetite,Fe,Ni-sulfides,with minor amounts of phosphate,phosphoran-olivine,pyroxene and trace amounts of nano-sized platinum-group metal alloys. The mineralogy of Ningqiang OAs is very similar to that of OAs previously reported in Ca,Al-rich inclusions of CV chondrites. Being a rare mineral phase in nature,phosphoran-olivine is thought to form by nonequilibrium reactions between P-bearing molten metal and olivine crystals during rapid cooling. Its occurrence in Ningqiang OAs indicates that the precursor of OAs was locally produced during chondrule formation,rather than directly condensed from the solar nebula as previously thought. The petrographic and mineralogical characteristics of Ningqiang OAs reveal that OAs formed by low temperature alterations of pre-existing homogeneous alloys within chondrules on a planetary body.
