Title

Isotopic Systematics of Neon in Sieve Fractions of Disaggregated Allende Meteorite

Authors

Dieter Heymann, Rice University
Russel L. Palma, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow

Document Type

Conference Abstract

Publication Date

3-1985

Abstract

A fragment of the Allende meteorite weighing about 6 grams was disaggregated by repeated freeze-thawing cycles plus ultrasonic treatments in water. When the disaggregation seemed to be near-complete, the material was washed through sieves with water; the sieve fractions were then washed with acetone and dried in air. The less than 64 micron fraction contained more than 50% of the original mass. Neon was measured mass-spectrometrically in aliquots of the sieve fractions at a NASA-JSC facility.

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Recommended Citation

D. Heymann and R. L. Palma, 1985. Isotopic Systematics of Neon in Sieve Fractions of Disaggregated Allende Meteorite. 16th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1177, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX.