Terrestrial-Type Xenon in Meteoritic Troilite

Author

Golden Hwaung
Oliver Manuel, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Recently it has been realized that the isotopic composition of Xe in different phases of chondrites is not uniform and that AVCC Xe is a mixture of the different nucleogenetic components trapped in these phases^1-4. We show here a similar abundance pattern for the nonradiogenic xenon isotopes in air and in meteoritic troilite (FeS), which suggests that the isotopic composition of atmospheric Xe was not produced by unique events in the history of terrestrial material but represents a particular mix of the different nucleogenetic components of Xe that was dominant in a central Fe- and S-rich region of the protoplanetary nebula⁵.

Recommended Citation

G. Hwaung and O. Manuel, "Terrestrial-Type Xenon in Meteoritic Troilite," Nature, vol. 299, pp. 807 - 810, Nature Publishing Group, Oct 1982.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/299807a0

Department(s)

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0028-0836

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1982 Nature Publishing Group, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Oct 1982