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Title: Tin in a chondritic interplanetary dust particle

Abstract

Submicron platey Sn-rich grains are present in chondritic porous interplanetary dust particle (IDP) W7029 A and it is the second occurrence of a tin mineral in a stratospheric micrometeorite. Selected Area Electron Diffraction data for the Sn-rich grains match with Sn{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Sn{sub 3}O{sub 4}. The oxide(s) may have formed in the solar nebula when tin metal catalytically supported reduction of CO or during flash heating on atmospheric entry of the IDP. The presence of tin is consistent with enrichments for other volatile trace elements in chondritic IDPs and may signal an emerging trend toward nonchondritic volatile element abundances in chondritic IDPs. The observation confirms small-scale mineralogical heterogeneity in fine-grained chondritic porous interplanetary dust. 27 refs.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque (USA)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5508711
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Meteoritics; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 0026-1114
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COSMIC DUST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INTERPLANETARY SPACE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHONDRITES; COSMOCHEMISTRY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HEATING; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; METEORITES; SOLAR NEBULA; TIN; TIN OXIDES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; DUSTS; ELEMENTS; METALS; NEBULAE; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SPACE; STONE METEORITES; TIN COMPOUNDS; 640107* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Planetary Phenomena

Citation Formats

Rietmeijer, F J.M. Tin in a chondritic interplanetary dust particle. United States: N. p., 1989. Web. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1989.tb00940.x.
Rietmeijer, F J.M. Tin in a chondritic interplanetary dust particle. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.1989.tb00940.x
Rietmeijer, F J.M. 1989. "Tin in a chondritic interplanetary dust particle". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.1989.tb00940.x.
@article{osti_5508711,
title = {Tin in a chondritic interplanetary dust particle},
author = {Rietmeijer, F J.M.},
abstractNote = {Submicron platey Sn-rich grains are present in chondritic porous interplanetary dust particle (IDP) W7029 A and it is the second occurrence of a tin mineral in a stratospheric micrometeorite. Selected Area Electron Diffraction data for the Sn-rich grains match with Sn{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Sn{sub 3}O{sub 4}. The oxide(s) may have formed in the solar nebula when tin metal catalytically supported reduction of CO or during flash heating on atmospheric entry of the IDP. The presence of tin is consistent with enrichments for other volatile trace elements in chondritic IDPs and may signal an emerging trend toward nonchondritic volatile element abundances in chondritic IDPs. The observation confirms small-scale mineralogical heterogeneity in fine-grained chondritic porous interplanetary dust. 27 refs.},
doi = {10.1111/j.1945-5100.1989.tb00940.x},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5508711}, journal = {Meteoritics; (USA)},
issn = {0026-1114},
number = ,
volume = 24,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
}