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Lecture 2 SS Meteorites Flashcards

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Protoplanetary discs

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proplyds

are discs of gas and ‘dust’ around embryonic stars

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Dust condenses in the cloud

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evidence : little pieces trapped in meteorites inbetween other minerals

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Formation of Solids in solar nebula

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The first native elements and minerals begin to condense

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Chemical phases

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A ‘phase’ is a solid (s), liquid (l) or gas (g).
Liquids and gases may mix, but solids generally do not.
Therefore a rock is made of several solid phases, minerals

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Periodic Table

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not the best way to classify elements for Earth scientists ? (that is chemical classification)

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lanthanides

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rare earth elements added on to PT

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Siderophiles

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iron loving elements

Fe, Co, Ni, Ir, Pt, Au

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Lithophiles

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silicate loving elements
in mantle / crust / solid part of earth silican dominated
Si, O, Li, Uranium (nuclear fuel)

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Chalcophiles

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copper loving
early metal ore elements
Silver, (Gold), Zink, Mercury ; Lead, Sulphur, Copper

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Atmophiles

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prefer to be in earths atmosphere

Nitrogen, H, Oxygen, Carbon, F), (Cl), (Br), (I), + inert gases.

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Geochemical Classification

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instead of periodic table

high to low temp., as temp lower, elements with lower condensation temps appear

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Geochemical Classification Order

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  1. Refractory siderophiles - s
  2. Refractory oxides
  3. Iron-Nickel .
  4. Magnesium silicates -
  5. Alkali metals, Na & K.
  6. Volatile chalcophiles
  7. Mineral-bound O & OH
  8. Ice mineral elements,
  9. Permanent gases,

high to low temo

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highest temp Geochgemical Classification 1,

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Refractory siderophiles - metals condensing above the condensation point of Fe-Ni alloys. These include W, Os, Ir & Re and have extremely low cosmic abundances.
these are rare in the SS, governed by iron nickel alloys

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Geochgemical Classification 2

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Refractory oxides - primarily elements and their oxides which form the minerals such as corundum, perovskite and spinel.

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Geochgemical Classification 3

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Iron-Nickel metal alloys (including small amounts of Co, Cu, Au, Pt, Ag.

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Geochgemical Classification 4

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Magnesium silicates - primarily elements and their oxides which form olivines etc.

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Geochgemical Classification 5

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Alkali metals, Na & K. (loweer melting points, form rathere late)

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Geochgemical Classification 6

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Volatile chalcophiles

even lower temp

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Geochgemical Classification 7

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Mineral-bound O & OH

minerals that contain water in the form of OH, structure bound in materials like clay

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Geochgemical Classification 8

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Ice mineral elements, which comprise water ice, ammonia, methane etc.

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Geochgemical Classification 9

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Permanent gases, i.e. H2, He, Ne.

gas form

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Cosmic Dust

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continually entering earths atmosphere
about one micron in size
spherical, composed of many little grains

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Minerals in Cosmic Dust

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minerals in them are silicates such as : Olivine var. forsterite Mg2SiO4
Pyroxene var. enstatite MgSiO3
but also Corundum Al2O3, Spinel MgAl2O4, Perovskite Ca2Al2SiO7
these minerals form at high temp in solar nebula
high temperaturee condensates
Metallic iron condenses a bit lower
Iron Sulphide FeS
Olivine MgFeSiO4

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CAIs calcium-aluminium inclusions

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great significance, has the oldest things we can find in solar system
in special meteorites “Allende Meteorites”
CAIs have yielded the oldest radiometric age measured, 4.56 Ga. They have given us the age of the first solid materials in the Solar System
now older meteorite was found in australia, older than our solar system7Ga years old

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Age of the Solar System

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4.56 Ga. (billion)

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Early Gaseous Molecules found in Meteorites

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H2, N2, O2, CO, CH4, NH3

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Solid Gas Hydrates

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(clathrate hydrates) deform, similar to beeswax
small quantities in meteorites
do occur on earth (deep marine)

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Planetisimal def

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something smaller than a planet
precursors of planets, formed from the accretion of particles of dust, gravel-sized rocks, gas hydrates and gaseous molecules

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formation of planetisimals

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used to believe: Components condense with decreasing T to form onion-skin layered spheres…
however process is actually more energetic: these are smashed by further impacts, which may be more catastrophic the larger the planetisimals become. They will re-accrete by impacts at lower velocities but have a more homogenous composition
impacts , energetic process, not just smooth going

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Early Chemical Zonation of The SS

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as objects form they attract each other( gravity), start to move, collisions, rebound

sun
hot region- ricj in iron Fe-Mg Silicates and oxides
rocky planetisimals
cold region- lumps of gas hydrates and snowflakes
very cold region- icy comets coated in graphite (C) and silicon carbide (SIC)

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Comets represent

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primordial solar nebula compositions

has a long tail with materials that heat up

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OOrt cloud

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Comets comprise the Oort Cloud, the outer limits of the solar system.
icy material that was once blown away by solar winds but eventually comes around to planetary region and can be observed
Other debris from the solar nebula was long ago blown away by stellar winds

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Meteorite Allende

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primitive meteorite
early elements
organic chem in meteorites more comnplex

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circular objects in meteorites

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They contain CHONDRULES and are called CHONDRITES (chondrites is the roup of chondrules)

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Chondrites

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contain an homogenous mix of primordial elements, minerals and rocks
undifferentiated, got high to low temp things
represent the geochemical composition of the primordial Earth
are clearly made of particles sticking together

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Planetary Differentiation

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Planetary Differentiation: segregation of matter into discrete reservoirs
universal process ( all planetary bodies) have a denser core
differentiation was underway between 2 & 10 Myrs of the condensation of the first solids ( very early!)
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Composition of terrestial planets

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  • All have metallic iron at center, different proportions
    universal concept of mass surrounded by a mantle
    In the colder, lower velocity areas of the outer Solar System, chunks of stable gas hydrates will collide and readily stick together, with snowflakes and other ice particles (and a substantial amount of ‘rocky’ material too).
    gas giant planets begin to accrete
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Meteors

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what we see in the sky

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meteorite formation process

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what arrives and we can pick up
derived from asteroids, Moon, Mars. → enter Earth’s magnetic field at 11.2 kms-1
hypeervelocity objects, travel very fast, atmosphere acts a s a shield

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Fusion crust

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Meteorites
generate a thin crust where minereals are fused, outside shape on a meteorite → fusion crust
dragged away when passing thru atmosphere so inside doesnt eeven heat up as much

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Iron Meteorites

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dominated by iron

5% of meteorites found

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Stony Iron Meteorites

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rare, distinctive, 1.5%

stone (silicate) and iron

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Stony Meteorites

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93%

dominated by silicate materials

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Chondrites

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85%
contain chondrules
(NB 3.6% of chondrites are C, H, N & O -bearing; “carbonaceous chondrites”)

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Achondrites

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7%
- do not contain chondrules
stony meteorites which do not contain chondrules.
•they are similar to terrestrial igneous rocks of basic composition; basalts, dolerites, gabbros
•they are (mostly) too old to be derived from the Earth
•derived from differentiated asteroids
* a small % come from Mars or the Moon!

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Iron Meteorites

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dominantly composed of Ni-Fe alloys, but also some crystallised minerals
show exsolution textures; widmanstätten structure
structure cubic shapes, crossing over
derived from the cores of differentiated bodies eveen asteroids

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Stony Iron Meteorites: Mesosiderites

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contain iron, Ca-pyroxene, plagioclase + glass
•have a brecciated texture
•welded together after a series of impacts

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Stony Iron Meteorites: Pallasites

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contain iron and olivine (peridot)
might represent exact boundary of core and mantle (bcs metallic from core and olivine from mantle!)
•represent core-mantle boundaries of differentiated asteroids
stony iron meteorite (iron and silicate)

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Phase Diagrams mission

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CHanges in mineral phases are generally driven by changes in temperature (T) and Pressure (P)

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Triple Point

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if a rock has all three minerals in it it has to be at the point where they all meet and coexist,
equilibrate / equilibrium coexist

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Gibbs Phase Rule

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- rule about degree of freedom
F= C - P +2
F: variance, degree of freedom
C: number of components present
P: number of phases present
The number 2 represents the variables that  may affect the system
ie Temp and Pressure
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fixed phase diagrams

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no degree of freedom ex.
example at triple point: F= C is 1 and P is 3 because number of phases (3colours) +2 =0
this means no degrees of freedom, invariant point
triple point 3 phases coexits neither temp of pressure can change otherwise phases change

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unfixed phase diagrams and variant lines

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  • ex if F=1
    UNVARIANT LINE
  • 2 phases may coexist but if 1 variable changes it cannot be maintained
    DIVARIANT LINE
    -1 phase can exist at equilibrium P and T can be changed and situation is maintained until boundary is reached and would plot in different phase field
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Ice and Water Vapour Phase diagram

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one component system , all H20 , all same formula (ex. silica)

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System definition

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an arbitrary limited physical-chemical entity

can be defined as widely or specifically required

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closed system

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no material added or taken away, ideal lab situation

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open sytsme

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naterlay added or taken away, constantly changing, in natura example

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liquidus

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curved line between liquid and liwuid+solid field called “liquidus”
line on phase diagram where all temp above are liquid

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solidus

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all temp below solidus will be solid

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solidzs and liquidus have

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meet at pure end members

they have single melting and freezing point

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Melting / point/ range

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crystal will start to freeze at its liquidus temp and only completely solid at solidus temp

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The Lever Rule

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estimates the solidified proportions of solids and liquids

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Melting

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the reverse of crystallization is melting
adding heat when you melt
you remove heat when you crystallize

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Effect of water in a phase diagram

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if we have a wet system we reduce required melting temp

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Importance of Equilibrium in nature

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if it is not maintained the system is open

can be disequilibrium and an open system or a closed system

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Zoning

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represent changes in temp and pressure through cracks

Petrology (16 decks)

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