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dc.contributor.authorShyamPrasad, M.
dc.contributor.authorRudraswami, N.G.
dc.contributor.authorDeAraujo, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorKhedekar, V.D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-23T09:24:59Z
dc.date.available2017-06-01
dc.date.available2018-10-23T09:24:59Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationMeteoritics & Planetary Science, vol.52(6); 2017; 1060-1081
dc.identifier.issn1945-5100
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12858
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7851
dc.description.abstractFe?Ni metal is a common constituent of most meteorites and is an indicator of the thermal history of the respective meteorites, it is a diagnostic tool to distinguish between groups/subgroups of meteorites. In spite of over a million micrometeorites collected from various domains, reports of pure metallic particles among micrometeorites have been extremely rare. We report here the finding of a variety of cosmic metal particles such as kamacite, plessite, taenite, and Fe?Ni beads from deep?sea sediments of the Indian Ocean, a majority of which have entered the Earth unaffected by frictional heating during atmospheric entry. Such particles are known as components of meteorites but have never been found as individual entities. Their compositions suggest precursors from a variety of meteorite groups, thus providing an insight into the metal fluxes on the Earth. Some particles have undergone heating and oxidation to different levels during entry developing features similar to I?type cosmic spherules, suggesting atmospheric processing of individual kamacites/taenite grains as another hitherto unknown source for the I?type spherules. The particles have undergone postdepositional aqueous alteration transforming finally into the serpentine mineral cronstedtite. Aqueous alteration products of kamacite reflect the local microenvironment, therefore they have the potential to provide information on the composition of water in the solar nebula, on the parent bodies or on surfaces of planetary bodies. Our observations suggest it would take sustained burial in water for tens of thousands of years under cold conditions for kamacites to alter to cronstedtite.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofMeteorit Planet Sci
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.titleUnmelted cosmic metal particles in the Indian Ocean
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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