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Analysis of a chondrite meteorite from Slovenia
Author(s) -
Šmit Ž.,
Jezeršek D.,
Pelicon P.,
Vavpetič P.,
Jeršek M.,
Mirtič B.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/xrs.1307
Subject(s) - chondrule , pyroxene , meteorite , chondrite , olivine , geology , geochemistry , mineralogy , microbeam , astrobiology , physics , optics
The chondrite meteorite that exploded above the city of Jesenice in north‐west Slovenia on April 2009, and was partly recovered during the subsequent summer months, was investigated by the in‐air method of proton‐induced X‐rays and gamma rays (PIXE‐PIGE) and by microbeam mapping in a vacuum. The chondrules composed of olivine/pyroxene and pyroxenes were identified and the composition of the minerals determined. Different pyroxene types were found in the chondrule core and in the enveloping material. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.