Redistribution of chondrules in a carbonaceous chondrite parent body: A model

If it can be assumed that the chondrules and inclusions studied are representative of all chondrules and inclusions in Mokoia, the results and interpretation pose a fundamental challenge regarding the formation of the whole Mokoia lithology; that is, it cannot be explained by either direct accretion of the solar nebula or conventional parent-body brecciation. We propose a model for the development of the Mokoia lithology through formation of chondrules/rims and fine matrix grains by fragmentation in different regions in the parent body, followed by transportation, mixing, and accumulation in a fluid state, and finally lithification of those objects. These processes may have been repeated, cyclically, within the parent body.