Terrestrial-Type Xenon in Sulfides of the Allende Meteorite

Author

Jauh-Tzuoh Lee
Bin Li
Oliver Manuel, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Two FeS-rich samples from the Allende (C3V) chondrite were analyzed for Xe and Kr. One sample was irradiated in a neutron flux to generate a tracer isotope of Xe by the ¹³⁰Te(n,γ2β)^131*Xe reaction. The experiment was designed to use this tracer isotope to identify the temperature at which gases were released from within the sulfide. When the sulfide melted at 950°C, the Xe released was terrestrial in isotopic composition, except for enrichments from spallogenic and radiogenic components. It is concluded that terrestrial-type Xe, Xe-T, was a primordial component that was dominant in the inner Fe, S-rich region of the solar nebula.

Recommended Citation

J. Lee et al., "Terrestrial-Type Xenon in Sulfides of the Allende Meteorite," Geochemical Journal, vol. 30, pp. 17 - 30, Geochemical Society of Japan, Jan 1996.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.30.17

Department(s)

Chemistry

Keywords and Phrases

Allende; Chondrite; Sulphide; Xenon

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0016-7002

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1996 Geochemical Society of Japan, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1996