Based on structural observations and the concentrations of Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge,As, Sb， Re, Ir and Au by neutron-activation analysis we have classified 14 Chinese iron meteorites. Thirteen are members of the large ...Based on structural observations and the concentrations of Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge,As, Sb， Re, Ir and Au by neutron-activation analysis we have classified 14 Chinese iron meteorites. Thirteen are members of the large groups IAB, IIICD, IIICD,IIIAB and IVA.Leshan is an ungrouped iron meteorite that falls within the IIE field on some elementNi diagrams, but is distinctly outside this .fiel on plots of Cu, W, and Ir vs. Ni; it is very similar in Composition to Techado,another ungrouped iron. The high Cu content of Leshan is consistent with other evidence indicating that Cu is a valuable parameter for classifying, iron meteorites. IIICD Dongling appears not to be a new meteorite, but to be paired with Nantan; Dongling was recovered about 50 km from the location of the Nantan shower. Yungning is highly oxidized; we assign it to group LAB but cannot rule out IIICD. IVA-An Longchang has many characteristics of IVA irons, but has been remelted, prebably in a terrestrial setting, Five irons belong to group IVA, a remarkably large number. Three are identical in Composition, and we suspect that the two from Hubei, Guanghua and Huangling, are paired. Thus this set of 14 irons ineludes 12 independent fall.展开更多
文摘Based on structural observations and the concentrations of Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge,As, Sb， Re, Ir and Au by neutron-activation analysis we have classified 14 Chinese iron meteorites. Thirteen are members of the large groups IAB, IIICD, IIICD,IIIAB and IVA.Leshan is an ungrouped iron meteorite that falls within the IIE field on some elementNi diagrams, but is distinctly outside this .fiel on plots of Cu, W, and Ir vs. Ni; it is very similar in Composition to Techado,another ungrouped iron. The high Cu content of Leshan is consistent with other evidence indicating that Cu is a valuable parameter for classifying, iron meteorites. IIICD Dongling appears not to be a new meteorite, but to be paired with Nantan; Dongling was recovered about 50 km from the location of the Nantan shower. Yungning is highly oxidized; we assign it to group LAB but cannot rule out IIICD. IVA-An Longchang has many characteristics of IVA irons, but has been remelted, prebably in a terrestrial setting, Five irons belong to group IVA, a remarkably large number. Three are identical in Composition, and we suspect that the two from Hubei, Guanghua and Huangling, are paired. Thus this set of 14 irons ineludes 12 independent fall.
