Publication Date:
2019-07-11
Description:
GEMS (Glass Embedded with Metals and Sulfides) are highly enigmatic yet common components of anhydrous IDPs. We have recently proposed a model of GEMS formation from shock-accelerated crystalline dust in superbubbles[1] which explains the three most perplexing properties of GEMS: pseudomorphism[2], their chemistry[3], and their size range. In this Abstract, we briefly review the main points of the model, and suggest tests that will either prove or rule out this hypothesis.
Keywords:
Astronomy
Type:
Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Part 21; LPI-Contrib-1234-Pt-21
Format:
application/pdf
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