Aqueous Alteration

Kebukawa, Yoko ; Zolensky, Michael E

关键词: WATER;    ICE;    DECOMPOSITION;    HEAT SOURCES;    METEORITES;    PETROLOGY;    ALUMINUM ISOTOPES;    DEFINITION;    DICTIONARIES;   

RP-ID  :  JSC-E-DAA-TN55753

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

A secondary process whereby liquid water modified the nature of anhydrous primary nebular components. In general, this process induced decomposition and changed the structures and compositions of primary minerals and formed secondary minerals in their place. This process occurred in the early history of meteorite parent bodies that contained water ice. The most effective heat source is considered to be the decay of short-lived radioactive nuclide such as Aluminium-26, but other causes have been suggested. The degree of aqueous alteration of meteorites is categorized as type 1 (most altered) to type 3 (least altered), according to mineralogy and petrology.