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Density, porosity, and magnetic susceptibility of carbonaceous chondrites
Author(s) -
MACKE Robert J.,
CONSOLMAGNO Guy J.,
BRITT Daniel T.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01298.x
Subject(s) - chondrite , meteorite , porosity , petrography , mineralogy , analytical chemistry (journal) , grain size , geology , chemistry , materials science , composite material , physics , chromatography , astrobiology
– We report physical properties (bulk and grain density, magnetic susceptibility, and porosity) measured using nondestructive and noncontaminating methods for 195 stones from 63 carbonaceous chondrites. Grain densities over the whole population average 3.44 g cm −3 , ranging from 2.42 g cm −3 (CI1 Orgueil) to 5.66 g cm −3 (CB Bencubbin). Magnetic susceptibilities (in log units of 10 −9 m 3 kg −1 ) averaged log χ = 4.22, ranging from 3.23 (CV3 Axtell) to 5.79 (CB Bencubbin). Porosities averaged 17%, ranging from 0 (for a number of meteorites) to 41% (for one stone of the CO Ornans). Notably, we found significant differences in porosity between the oxidized and reduced CV subgroups, with the porosities of CV o averaging approximately 20% and CV r porosities approximately 4%. Overall, porosities of carbonaceous chondrite falls trend with petrographic type, from type 1 (CI) near 35%, type 2 (CM, CR) averaging 23%, type 3 (CV, CO) 21%, to type 4 (CK and some CO) averaging 15%. There is also a significant decrease in porosity between meteorites of shock stage S1 and those of S2, indicative of shock compression.