On the thermal history of chondrites

dc.contributor.advisorHeymann, Dieteren_US
dc.creatorTaylor, G. Jeffrey, 1944-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-22T21:59:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-04-22T21:59:40Zen_US
dc.date.issued1968en_US
dc.description.abstractIn order to investigate shock and reheating effects in ordinary chondrites, 71 bronzite, 26 hypersthene, and 6 amphoterite chondrites were examined by X-ray diffraction and 39 bronzite and 19 hypersthene chondrites were studied metallographically. In addition, the inert gas contents of 12 bronzite and 4 hypersthene chondrites were measured mass spectrometrically. It was found that virtually all chondrite with short gas- retention ages (< 2 by.) are shocked and reheated, whereas chondrites with ages > 3 by. are not reheated to any appreciable extent, although some are heavily shocked. It is concluded that few, if any, severe collisions took place on the chondrite parent bodies between 3 and 4.5 by. ago. Moreover, the bronzite and amphoterite parent objects apparently escaped fragmentation, such as was suggested by Anders and Heymann for the hypersthene object.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent73 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Geol. 1968 Tayloren_US
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, G. Jeffrey, 1944-. "On the thermal history of chondrites." (1968) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/90081">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/90081</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1117en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/90081en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleOn the thermal history of chondritesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEarth Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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