[meteorite-list] Comet McNaught and Sodium

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Sun Feb 25 11:44:12 EST 2007


E.P. Grondine: "Bernd, do we have any carbonaceous chondrites with high sodium?"

=> the spectra reveal the presence of sodium in its atmosphere, something seen very rarely.

The CV3 chondrite Grosnaja contains sodium phlogopite, a phyllosilicate (Na,K)Mg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2

Cheers,

Bernd




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