Prebiotic carbon in clays from Orgueil and Ivuna (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) meteorites
Abstract— Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) and electron energy‐loss spectroscopic (EELS) study of the Ivuna and Orgueil (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) carbonaceous chondrite meteorites shows two types of C‐clay assemblages. The first is coarser‐grained (to 1 μm) clay flakes that show an...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb01011.x 2024-06-23T07:57:06+00:00 Prebiotic carbon in clays from Orgueil and Ivuna (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) meteorites GARVIE, Laurence A. J. BUSECK, Peter R. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb01011.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1945-5100.2007.tb01011.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb01011.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Meteoritics & Planetary Science volume 42, issue 12, page 2111-2117 ISSN 1086-9379 1945-5100 journal-article 2007 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb01011.x 2024-06-13T04:21:54Z Abstract— Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) and electron energy‐loss spectroscopic (EELS) study of the Ivuna and Orgueil (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) carbonaceous chondrite meteorites shows two types of C‐clay assemblages. The first is coarser‐grained (to 1 μm) clay flakes that show an intense O K edge from the silicate together with a prominent C K edge, but without discrete C particles. Nitrogen is common in some clay flakes. Individual Orgueil and Tagish Lake meteorite clay flakes contain up to 6 and 8 at% C, respectively. The C K‐edge spectra from the clays show fine structure revealing aromatic, aliphatic, carboxylic, and carbonate C. The EELS data shows that this C is intercalated with the clay flakes. The second C‐clay association occurs as poorly crystalline to amorphous material occurring as nanometer aggregates of C, clay, and Fe‐O‐rich material. Some aggregates are dominated by carbonaceous particles that are structurally and chemically similar to the acid insoluble organic matter. The C K‐edge shape from this C resembles that of amorphous C, but lacking the distinct peaks corresponding to aliphatic, carboxylic, and carbonate C groups. Nanodiamonds are locally abundant in some carbonaceous particles. The abundance of C in the clays suggest that molecular speciation in the carbonaceous chondrites is partly determined by the effects of aqueous processing on the meteorite parent bodies, and that clays played an important role. This intricate C‐clay association lends credence to the proposal that minerals were important in the prebiotic chemical evolution of the early solar system. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tagish Wiley Online Library Tagish ENVELOPE(-134.272,-134.272,60.313,60.313) Tagish Lake ENVELOPE(-134.233,-134.233,59.717,59.717) Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42 12 2111 2117 |
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Abstract— Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) and electron energy‐loss spectroscopic (EELS) study of the Ivuna and Orgueil (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) carbonaceous chondrite meteorites shows two types of C‐clay assemblages. The first is coarser‐grained (to 1 μm) clay flakes that show an intense O K edge from the silicate together with a prominent C K edge, but without discrete C particles. Nitrogen is common in some clay flakes. Individual Orgueil and Tagish Lake meteorite clay flakes contain up to 6 and 8 at% C, respectively. The C K‐edge spectra from the clays show fine structure revealing aromatic, aliphatic, carboxylic, and carbonate C. The EELS data shows that this C is intercalated with the clay flakes. The second C‐clay association occurs as poorly crystalline to amorphous material occurring as nanometer aggregates of C, clay, and Fe‐O‐rich material. Some aggregates are dominated by carbonaceous particles that are structurally and chemically similar to the acid insoluble organic matter. The C K‐edge shape from this C resembles that of amorphous C, but lacking the distinct peaks corresponding to aliphatic, carboxylic, and carbonate C groups. Nanodiamonds are locally abundant in some carbonaceous particles. The abundance of C in the clays suggest that molecular speciation in the carbonaceous chondrites is partly determined by the effects of aqueous processing on the meteorite parent bodies, and that clays played an important role. This intricate C‐clay association lends credence to the proposal that minerals were important in the prebiotic chemical evolution of the early solar system. |
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Prebiotic carbon in clays from Orgueil and Ivuna (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) meteorites |
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Prebiotic carbon in clays from Orgueil and Ivuna (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) meteorites |
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Prebiotic carbon in clays from Orgueil and Ivuna (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) meteorites |
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Prebiotic carbon in clays from Orgueil and Ivuna (CI), and Tagish Lake (C2 ungrouped) meteorites |
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