EXTINCT 10BE IN TYPE A CALCIUM-ALUMINUM-RICH INCLUSIONS FROM CV CHONDRITES

Abstract

We have found clear evidence of live 10Be in five normal Type A Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs), one normal Type B CAI, and one FUN Type A CAI, all from CV3 chondrites. The (10Be/9Be)0 ratios range from ∼0.36 × 10–3 to ∼0.77 × 10–3 and are similar to those found by previous workers. The (10Be/9Be)0 ratios do not correlate in a temporal fashion with (26Al/27Al)0, suggesting that 10Be and 26Al were produced by different mechanisms. An examination of possible sources for the short-lived radionuclides indicates that production of 10Be was almost certainly by particle irradiation, possibly within the solar system, and was probably accompanied by significant production of 41Ca and 53Mn. In contrast, all of the 60Fe, most of the 26Al, and some of the 53Mn were probably produced in stars and were imported into the solar system within presolar dust grains.