A study on chemical composition of Baszkówka and Mt. Tazerzait chondrites

Authors

  • Rajmund Dybczyński Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Jadwiga Chwastowska Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Bożena Danko Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Krzysztof Kulisa Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Halina Polkowska-Motrenko Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Zbigniew Samczyński Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Elżbieta Sterlińska Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa
  • Zygmunt Szopa Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warszawa

Keywords:

Baszkówka and Mt.Tazerzait meteorites, chondrite, neutron activation analysis, speciation, cosmochemistry

Abstract

The elemental  contents of  two new meteorites,  Baszkówka (Poland, 1994) and Mt.Tazerzait (Niger, 1991), were studied  by instrumental and radiochemical neutron activation analysis (NAA),  supplemented  in the case of some elements by gravimetric, titrimetric,  spectrophotometric and atomic absorption spectrometric  measurements.  In total 28 elements were determined for each meteorite.  A striking similarity in the bulk chemical composition of the two meteorites was observed.  In the case of Baszkówka  some study  of the elemental contents of the  magnetic fraction  and  the distribution of elements  between kamacite and taenite phases was also made. This  study  confirms  that  Baszkówka and Mt. Tazerzait are generally more similar  to L chondrites  than to any other  class of chondrites. However both meteorites  show also some distinctive features (e.g very low  Hg content), distinguishing them from all other  L chondrites  known.   Both meteorites may derive from a common parent body,  which may be different  from that typical for other chondrites. 

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Published

2012-11-23

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Vol. 45 No. 3 (2001)

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