Elemental and Isotopic Abundances of Carbon and Nitrogen in Meteorites

  • Monica M. Grady
  • Ian P. Wright
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Part of the Space Sciences Series of ISSI book series (SSSI, volume 16)

Abstract

We have taken an inventory of the elemental and isotopic abundances of major carbon-and nitrogen-bearing components in different groups of meteorites. Primary phases, inherited from the solar nebula, are frequently isotopically heterogeneous, and surprisingly resistant to modification through parent body processing. Even melted and recrystallised meteorites retain primordial carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures.

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Isotopic Composition Parent Body Solar Nebula Carbonaceous Chondrite Iron Meteorite 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Monica M. Grady
    • 1
  • Ian P. Wright
    • 2
  1. 1.Dept. of MineralogyThe Natural History MuseumLondonUK
  2. 2.PSSRIThe Open UniversityWalton Hall, Milton KeynesUK

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