Bimodal Thermal Release of Noble Gases from Meteoritic Nanodiamonds: Are P3 Noble Gases Likely Evolved at Higher Temperatures?

Noble Gases in Tagish Lake

Introduction: Tagish Lake has been classified as a CI2 chondrite [1] with an interstellar grain abundance enhanced over that of CI1 and CM2 chondrites [2]. Noble gases have been used as markers for the presence of exotic, presolar grains in chondritic meteorites: Xe-HL (nanodiamonds) and Xe-s/Ne-E (SiC). We have measured He, Ne, Ar and Xe in whole-rock Tagish Lake, and an orthophosphoric acidre...

Crustal noble gases in deep brines as natural tracers of vertical transport processes in the Michigan Basin

[1] Noble gas concentrations and isotopic ratios are presented for 38 deep ( 0.5–3.6 km) brine samples in the Michigan Basin. These brine samples clearly show the presence of an important crustal component of He, Ne, Ar, and Xe. Both Arcrust and Xecrust display the presence of a strong vertical gradient along the sedimentary strata of the basin. We show that the in situ production for these two...

Noble gases from the planetary nebula stage of stellar evolution implanted in meteoritic SiC grains

Noble Gases from the Planetary Nebula Stage of Stellar Evolution Implanted in Meteoritic

Low-pressure adsorption of Ar, Kr, and Xe on carbonaceous materials (kerogen and carbon blacks), ferrihydrite, and montmorillonite: Implications for the trapping of noble gases onto meteoritic matter

Noble gases trapped in meteorites are tightly bound in a carbonaceous carrier labeled “phase Q.” Mechanisms having led to their retention in this phase or in its precursors are poorly understood. To test physical adsorption as a way of retaining noble gases into precursors of meteoritic materials, we have performed adsorption experiments for Ar, Kr, and Xe at low pressures (10 4 mbar to 500 mba...