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Title: The discovery of iron barringerite in lunar meteorite Y-793274

Abstract

The higher phosphide barringerite, (Fe,Ni){sub 2}P, has been found in a thin section of the Y-793274 lunar meteorite. This meteorite originated from a highlands/mare boundary and contains mare and highlands components in a 2:1 ratio. The original report of barringerite was from the Ollague pallasite; however, there is uncertainty where the barringerite in this pallasite may have formed terrestrially. Terrestrial weathering or artificial heating as the source of the barringerite in the lunar meteorite can be excluded. Therefore, Y-793274 seems to contain the first unambiguous extraterrestrial occurrence of barringerite.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna (Austria)
  2. Univ. of Vienna (Austria)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5471518
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 55:4; Journal ID: ISSN 0016-7037
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; METEORITES; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; ANORTHITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IRON PHOSPHIDES; LUNAR MATERIALS; NICKEL PHOSPHIDES; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; PYROXENES; WEATHERING; CHEMISTRY; FELDSPARS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MINERALS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHIDES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PNICTIDES; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; 580000* - Geosciences

Citation Formats

Brandstatter, F, Kurat, G, and Koeberl, C. The discovery of iron barringerite in lunar meteorite Y-793274. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(91)90170-A.
Brandstatter, F, Kurat, G, & Koeberl, C. The discovery of iron barringerite in lunar meteorite Y-793274. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(91)90170-A
Brandstatter, F, Kurat, G, and Koeberl, C. 1991. "The discovery of iron barringerite in lunar meteorite Y-793274". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(91)90170-A.
@article{osti_5471518,
title = {The discovery of iron barringerite in lunar meteorite Y-793274},
author = {Brandstatter, F and Kurat, G and Koeberl, C},
abstractNote = {The higher phosphide barringerite, (Fe,Ni){sub 2}P, has been found in a thin section of the Y-793274 lunar meteorite. This meteorite originated from a highlands/mare boundary and contains mare and highlands components in a 2:1 ratio. The original report of barringerite was from the Ollague pallasite; however, there is uncertainty where the barringerite in this pallasite may have formed terrestrially. Terrestrial weathering or artificial heating as the source of the barringerite in the lunar meteorite can be excluded. Therefore, Y-793274 seems to contain the first unambiguous extraterrestrial occurrence of barringerite.},
doi = {10.1016/0016-7037(91)90170-A},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5471518}, journal = {Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; (USA)},
issn = {0016-7037},
number = ,
volume = 55:4,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}