Pb evolution in the Martian mantle

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The initial Pb compositions of one enriched shergottite, one intermediate shergottite, two depleted shergottites, and Nakhla have been measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). These values, in addition to data from previous studies using an identical analytical metho...

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Main Authors: Bellucci, J., Nemchin, Alexander, Whitehouse, M., Snape, J., Bland, Phil, Benedix, Gretchen, Roszjar, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2018
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102972
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67104
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author Bellucci, J.
Nemchin, Alexander
Whitehouse, M.
Snape, J.
Bland, Phil
Benedix, Gretchen
Roszjar, J.
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Nemchin, Alexander
Whitehouse, M.
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Roszjar, J.
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description © 2017 Elsevier B.V. The initial Pb compositions of one enriched shergottite, one intermediate shergottite, two depleted shergottites, and Nakhla have been measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). These values, in addition to data from previous studies using an identical analytical method performed on three enriched shergottites, ALH 84001, and Chassigny, are used to construct a unified and internally consistent model for the differentiation history of the Martian mantle and crystallization ages for Martian meteorites. The differentiation history of the shergottites and Nakhla/Chassigny are fundamentally different, which is in agreement with short-lived radiogenic isotope systematics. The initial Pb compositions of Nakhla/Chassigny are best explained by the late addition of a Pb-enriched component with a primitive, non-radiogenic composition. In contrast, the Pb isotopic compositions of the shergottite group indicate a relatively simple evolutionary history of the Martian mantle that can be modeled based on recent results from the Sm–Nd system. The shergottites have been linked to a single mantle differentiation event at 4504 Ma. Thus, the shergottite Pb isotopic model here reflects a two-stage history 1) pre-silicate differentiation (4504 Ma) and 2) post-silicate differentiation to the age of eruption (as determined by concordant radiogenic isochron ages). The μ-values ( 238 U/ 204 Pb) obtained for these two different stages of Pb growth are μ 1 of 1.8 and a range of μ 2 from 1.4–4.7, respectively. The μ 1 -value of 1.8 is in broad agreement with enstatite and ordinary chondrites and that proposed for proto Earth, suggesting this is the initial μ-value for inner Solar System bodies. When plotted against other source radiogenic isotopic variables (Sr i , γ 187 Os, ε 143 Nd, and ε 176 Hf), the second stage mantle evolution range in observed mantle μ-values display excellent linear correlations (r 2 > 0.85) and represent a spectrum of Martian mantle mixing-end members (depleted, intermediate, enriched).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-671042022-09-06T02:35:04Z Pb evolution in the Martian mantle Bellucci, J. Nemchin, Alexander Whitehouse, M. Snape, J. Bland, Phil Benedix, Gretchen Roszjar, J. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. The initial Pb compositions of one enriched shergottite, one intermediate shergottite, two depleted shergottites, and Nakhla have been measured by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). These values, in addition to data from previous studies using an identical analytical method performed on three enriched shergottites, ALH 84001, and Chassigny, are used to construct a unified and internally consistent model for the differentiation history of the Martian mantle and crystallization ages for Martian meteorites. The differentiation history of the shergottites and Nakhla/Chassigny are fundamentally different, which is in agreement with short-lived radiogenic isotope systematics. The initial Pb compositions of Nakhla/Chassigny are best explained by the late addition of a Pb-enriched component with a primitive, non-radiogenic composition. In contrast, the Pb isotopic compositions of the shergottite group indicate a relatively simple evolutionary history of the Martian mantle that can be modeled based on recent results from the Sm–Nd system. The shergottites have been linked to a single mantle differentiation event at 4504 Ma. Thus, the shergottite Pb isotopic model here reflects a two-stage history 1) pre-silicate differentiation (4504 Ma) and 2) post-silicate differentiation to the age of eruption (as determined by concordant radiogenic isochron ages). The μ-values ( 238 U/ 204 Pb) obtained for these two different stages of Pb growth are μ 1 of 1.8 and a range of μ 2 from 1.4–4.7, respectively. The μ 1 -value of 1.8 is in broad agreement with enstatite and ordinary chondrites and that proposed for proto Earth, suggesting this is the initial μ-value for inner Solar System bodies. When plotted against other source radiogenic isotopic variables (Sr i , γ 187 Os, ε 143 Nd, and ε 176 Hf), the second stage mantle evolution range in observed mantle μ-values display excellent linear correlations (r 2 > 0.85) and represent a spectrum of Martian mantle mixing-end members (depleted, intermediate, enriched). 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67104 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.12.039 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102972 Elsevier BV fulltext
spellingShingle Bellucci, J.
Nemchin, Alexander
Whitehouse, M.
Snape, J.
Bland, Phil
Benedix, Gretchen
Roszjar, J.
Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
title Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
title_full Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
title_fullStr Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
title_full_unstemmed Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
title_short Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
title_sort pb evolution in the martian mantle
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102972
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67104