The record of primitive IIE meteorites: Implications for the formation of silicate-bearing iron meteorites

Abstract

Iron meteorites are Fe-Ni alloys that are thought to represent samples of the cores of differentiated asteroids. A minority of the iron meteorites contain silicate inclusions, the so-called silicate-bearing or non-magmatic iron meteorites. The presence of chemically evolved silicate inclusions in a high-density Fe-Ni metal raises questions about their origin. The IIE group belongs to the non-magmatic iron meteorites and contains primitive as well as evolved silicate inclusions. The object of this thesis is to investigate the formation processes of the silicate-bearing iron meteorites by examination of the primitive IIE irons.

Date of Award	10 Dec 2015
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Université libre de Bruxelles Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Supervisor	Steven Goderis (Co-promotor), Philippe Claeys (Promotor) & Vinciane Debaille (Promotor)