Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8910880 | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This study reports the quadruple sulfur isotope composition of troilite nodules from Main Group Pallasites. Values range from â0.23â° to 0.34â° (averageâ¯=â¯0.03â¯Â±â¯0.17â° S.D.) in δ34S and 0.008â° to 0.025â° (averageâ¯=â¯0.018â¯Â±â¯0.006â° S.D.) in Î33S and â0.38 to â0.01 (averageâ¯=â¯â0.17â¯Â±â¯0.11â° S.D.) in Î36S. The variance of these analyses is comparable to estimates of analytical uncertainty (±0.3â°, ±0.008â°, and ±0.3â°, for δ34S, Î33S, and Î36S, respectively) and the average of these values is taken as a constraint on the composition of sulfur in the MG Pallasite parent body. The different Î33S value compared to CDT and IAB iron meteorites at a similar δ34S value is interpreted as a mass-independent signature. This signature is similar in magnitude and direction to previously published values observed in IIIAB iron meteorites, further supporting a genetic relationship between the two groups of meteorites.
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Authors
James W. III, James Farquhar, Jabrane Labidi,