We have studied the mineralogy and petrology of 229 calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) from ten CO3 meteorites of petrologic types 3.0–3.7. Subsets of these inclusions were measured by ion probe for magnesium, calcium, ...
We have measured self diffusion coefficients (D) for a wide variety of elements in a Fo15Di40An45 melt at 1 bar from 1350-1500°C. These measurements, including the first reported data for Yb, Ti, Zr, U, and preliminary ...