Open AccessA Chondrule in the Chainpur Meteorite
Author(s) -
K. Fredriksson,
Arch M. Reid
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.149.3686.856
Subject(s) - chondrule , meteorite , chondrite , crystallization , astrobiology , nickel , phase (matter) , geology , materials science , metallurgy , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
The occurrence of glass as a major constituent in a chondrule from the Chainpur meteorite provides evidence that the chondrules formed by rapid cooling of liquid droplets. The virtual absence of nickel in the silicates suggests that it segregated into the metal phase in the molten stage, prior to crystallization of the silicates.
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