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dc.contributor.authorRudraswami, N.G.
dc.contributor.authorShyamPrasad, M.
dc.contributor.authorDey, S.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, D.
dc.contributor.authorPlane, J.M.C.
dc.contributor.authorFeng, W.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, S.
dc.contributor.authorCarrillo-Sanchez, J.D.
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-02T11:52:47Z
dc.date.available2016-12-02T11:52:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal, vol.831(2); 2016; no.197 doi.:10.3847/0004-637X/831/2/197
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dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5054
dc.description.abstractAntarctica micrometeorites (~1200) and cosmic spherules (~5000) from deep sea sediments are studied using electron microscopy to identify Mg-rich olivine grains in order to determine the nature of the particle precursors. Mg-rich olivine (FeO < 5wt%) in micrometeorites suffers insignificant chemical modification during its history and is a well-preserved phase. We examine 420 forsterite grains enclosed in 162 micrometeorites of different types-unmelted, scoriaceous, and porphyritic-in this study. Forsterites in micrometeorites of different types are crystallized during their formation in solar nebula; their closest analogues are chondrule components of CV-type chondrites or volatile rich CM chondrites. The forsteritic olivines are suggested to have originated from a cluster of closely related carbonaceous asteroids that have Mg-rich olivines in the narrow range of CaO (0.1-0.3wt%), Al2O3 (0.0-0.3wt%), MnO (0.0-0.3wt%), and Cr2O3 (0.1-0.7wt%). Numerical simulations carried out with the Chemical Ablation Model (CABMOD) enable us to define the physical conditions of atmospheric entry that preserve the original compositions of the Mg-rich olivines in these particles. The chemical compositions of relict olivines affirm the role of heating at peak temperatures and the cooling rates of the micrometeorites. This modeling approach provides a foundation for understanding the ablation of the particles and the circumstances in which the relict grains tend to survive
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dc.publisherAmerican Astronomical Society
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dc.subjectChemistry and biogeochemistry
dc.subjectGeology and geophysics
dc.subjectChemistry and biogeochemistry
dc.titleRelict olivines in micrometeorites: Precursors and interactions in the earth`s atmosphere
dc.typeJournal Article


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