Oxidation state of vanadium in glass and olivine from terrestrial and Martian basalts: Implications for oxygen fugacity estimates
- Univ New Mexico
Several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of synchrotron micro x-ray absorption near-edge structure ({mu}-XANES or SmX) spectroscopy in determining the oxidation state of elements in planetary materials. Delaney et al. used SmX to investigate the oxidation states of Fe, Cr, and V in extraterrestrial samples, and they later determined the oxidation state of V in experimental glasses as a function of oxygen fugacity. More recently, Sutton et al. studied the oxidation state of V in meteoritic fassaite and also in synthetic pyroxene. This report discusses our first results using SmX spectroscopy to determine the oxidation state of V in olivine and glass from a terrestrial ocean floor (OF) basalt and a martian basaltic shergottite meteorite, Dar Al Gani 476. The goal of this and future studies is to use V (and Cr, Fe) valence states to determine the oxygen fugacity of basalts from different planetary bodies.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1008887
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI;March 17-21, 2003;Houstin, TX
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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