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Assessment Of Cluster Chondrite Accretion Temperature Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction And Implications For Chondrule Formation Models, Secana Portia Goudy
Assessment Of Cluster Chondrite Accretion Temperature Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction And Implications For Chondrule Formation Models, Secana Portia Goudy
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This thesis studies ordinary chondrites with cluster chondrite lithologies using electron backscatter diffraction so as to measure the temperatures of their olivine grains during deformation, for the purpose of constraining the accretion temperatures of cluster chondrites and creating new constraints on chondrule formation models. Samples analyzed with the technique are shock classified in this thesis as S1 and are type 3, so the deformation analyzed is interpreted to represent the temperatures of the chondrules during accretional deformation. It is found that the studied samples are primarily composed of chondrules at hot temperatures (>850°C) during deformation, mixed with a questionable …