The Magmatic History of an Aubrite Parent Asteroid: Evidence From Igneous Clasts and Trace Elements

• Main Author: Wheelock, Maya Monica
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: UNM Digital Repository 1990
• Subjects: Geology; Antarctic; Pena; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/242; https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1255&context=eps_etds

Norton County aubrite contains numerous igneous-textured clasts that survived severe brecciation. These clasts were studied in order to obtain information about the suite of original igneous lithologies that crystallized on an aubrite parent body. The majority of igneous clasts are pyroxenites (enst...