Publication Date:
2019-01-25
Description:
New age dating of acapulcoites (Acapulco, Monument Draw) and lodranites (Gibson) allow us to reconstruct the history of their parent body in a chronological framework. These meteorites originated on a common parent body -4.55 Ga ago. Non-collisional heating caused partial melting, with lodranites having been heated slightly higher than acapulcoites. This parent body cooled to the Ar closure temperature at -4.51 Ga for acapulcoites and -4.48 Ga for lodranites. The difference in ages is consistent with the higher temperature and longer cooling time for lodranites. Cooling probably occurred at a few to tens of deg C/Ma, with slower cooling rates at lower temperatures.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 1: A-F; p 141-142
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