Nonmagmatic meteorite

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Nonmagmatic meteorite
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Goose Lake Meteorite is an IAB meteorite in the sLL subgroup (low-Au, low-Ni)
Compositional typeIron
TypeIron
Subgroups
Alternative namesNonmagmatic iron meteorites

Nonmagmatic meteorite (also nonmagmatic iron meteorite) is a deprecated term formerly used in

igneous processes, to differentiate them from the magmatic meteorites, produced by the crystallization of a metal melt.[1] The concept behind this was developed in the 1970s, but it was quickly realized that igneous processes actually play a vital role in the formation of the so-called "nonmagmatic" meteorites. Today, the terms are still sometimes used, but usage is discouraged because of the ambiguous meanings of the terms magmatic and nonmagmatic. The meteorites that were described to be nonmagmatic are now understood to be the product of partial melting and impact events and are grouped with the primitive achondrites and the achondrites.[2]

Description

radionuclides that lead to melting and differentiation into a core and a silicate mantle. While the parent body of the meteorites cools off, the metallic core crystallizes into meteoric iron, an iron-nickel alloy.[1]

In the 1970s, it was realized that some of the iron meteorite groups had properties that were incompatible with this formation mechanism, leading some scientists to posit that they were not formed through this mechanism.[2]

Today, the processes that lead to these unusual properties are described as partial melting and subsequent fast cooling, which prevented melt migration.[3] The most likely cause for this to happen are impact events.[3][4]

The term "nonmagmatic" is still sometimes used to refer to this grouping of meteorites, although its use is now deprecated.[5]

Subdivision

Three

IIICD meteorites are now classified as primitive achondrites. The IIE meteorites are now classified as regular achondrites.[2]

The following table shows the groups are described as nonmagmatic and their classification:

Group Currently classified as Compositional type
IAB
 Primitive achondrite[2] Iron meteorite
IIICD
 Primitive achondrite[2] Iron meteorite
IIE Achondrite[2] Iron meteorite

See also

References

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  5. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.06.018
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  6. ISBN 978-0816522811
    . Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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