Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites

The extinct 107Pd–107Ag decay system (half-life 6.5 Ma)is a useful chronometer to constrain thethermal evolution of the IAB parent body.To this end, Pd/Ag concentrations and the Ag isotopecompositions of metals separated from 6 different IAB iron meteorites were determined. The samplesshow epsilon 1...

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Main Authors: Theis, K., Schoenbaechler, M., Benedix, Gretchen, Rehkämper, M., Andreasen, R., Davies, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46620
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author Theis, K.
Schoenbaechler, M.
Benedix, Gretchen
Rehkämper, M.
Andreasen, R.
Davies, C.
author_facet Theis, K.
Schoenbaechler, M.
Benedix, Gretchen
Rehkämper, M.
Andreasen, R.
Davies, C.
author_sort Theis, K.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The extinct 107Pd–107Ag decay system (half-life 6.5 Ma)is a useful chronometer to constrain thethermal evolution of the IAB parent body.To this end, Pd/Ag concentrations and the Ag isotopecompositions of metals separated from 6 different IAB iron meteorites were determined. The samplesshow epsilon 107Ag variations between +0.1 and +15.8 with 108Pd/109Ag ratios between 38 and 200.The datacan be divided into two groups based on their petrology, each defining an isochron:a graphite andtroilite rich inclusion bearing group (A),with the IAB meteorites Toluca, Odessa and Canyon Diablo anda more silicate rich group (B), which includes Campo Del Cielo, Caddo County and Goose Lake. Usingthe initial abundance of 107Pd derived from carbonaceous chondrites, the corresponding age for thegroup (A) is18.7(±3.6/5.0) Ma after the start of the solar system and 14.9 (±2.5/4.9) Ma forthe group (B). This suggests that the last thermal event to reach high enough temperatures to meltmetal on the IAB parent body occurred within the first 15 Ma of our solar system.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-466202017-09-13T14:08:02Z Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites Theis, K. Schoenbaechler, M. Benedix, Gretchen Rehkämper, M. Andreasen, R. Davies, C. The extinct 107Pd–107Ag decay system (half-life 6.5 Ma)is a useful chronometer to constrain thethermal evolution of the IAB parent body.To this end, Pd/Ag concentrations and the Ag isotopecompositions of metals separated from 6 different IAB iron meteorites were determined. The samplesshow epsilon 107Ag variations between +0.1 and +15.8 with 108Pd/109Ag ratios between 38 and 200.The datacan be divided into two groups based on their petrology, each defining an isochron:a graphite andtroilite rich inclusion bearing group (A),with the IAB meteorites Toluca, Odessa and Canyon Diablo anda more silicate rich group (B), which includes Campo Del Cielo, Caddo County and Goose Lake. Usingthe initial abundance of 107Pd derived from carbonaceous chondrites, the corresponding age for thegroup (A) is18.7(±3.6/5.0) Ma after the start of the solar system and 14.9 (±2.5/4.9) Ma forthe group (B). This suggests that the last thermal event to reach high enough temperatures to meltmetal on the IAB parent body occurred within the first 15 Ma of our solar system. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46620 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.11.004 Elsevier Science BV restricted
spellingShingle Theis, K.
Schoenbaechler, M.
Benedix, Gretchen
Rehkämper, M.
Andreasen, R.
Davies, C.
Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites
title Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites
title_full Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites
title_fullStr Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites
title_full_unstemmed Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites
title_short Palladium-silver chronology of IAB iron meteorites
title_sort palladium-silver chronology of iab iron meteorites
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46620