Ringwoodite Rims around Olivine Fragments in Melt Vein of Antarctic Chondrite GRV022321: Transformation Kinetics

Citation

Xie, Z., Li, X., Sharp, T. G., & De Carli, P. S. (2013, 29 July – August 2). Ringwoodite rims around olivine fragments in melt vein of Antarctic chondrite GRV022321: Transformation kinetics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Edmonton, Canada.

Abstract

Ringwoodite rims around olivine in shocked veins of chondrites GRV 022321 were investigated by electron microscopes to elucidate mechanisms of transformation and Mg-Fe diffusion of olivine to ringwoodite, and estimate shock duration using kinetics.


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