Early Solar System Dynamics Inferred from Molybdenum Isotope Anomalies in Meteorites
Early Solar System Dynamics Inferred from Molybdenum Isotope Anomalies in Meteorites
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2018-03
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G. Budde;C. Burkhardt;T. Kleine
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G. Budde;C. Burkhardt;T. Kleine
Introduction: Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies arise from the heterogeneous distribution of isotopically anomalous presolar matter, and are powerful tools for investigating early solar system dynamics by establishing genetic relationships among planetary bodies. For instance, building on previous work [1], Budde et al. [2] demonstrated that nucleosynthetic Mo isotope anomalies in bulk meteorites reveal a fundamental dichotomy in the genetic heritage of meteorites, distinguishing between carbonaceous (CC) and noncarbonaceous (NC) materials. The isotopic difference between the CC and NC reservoirs cannot reflect a temporal change in the disk composition because both groups contain chondrites and iron meteorites, which formed between <1 and ~4 Ma after CAI formation [2– 4]. Instead, these observations indicate that CC and NC meteorites derive from two spatially distinct reservoirs that coexisted and remained separated for several million years, most likely as a result of the formation of Jupiter in between them [2,4]. However, this interpretation critically depends on whether or not there are meteorites with compositions that are intermediate between those of the NC and CC reservoirs. Therefore, we obtained Mo isotope data for meteorite groups that have not been investigated before to evaluate whether the Mo isotope dichotomy holds for all meteorites. These data are not only important for testing the fundamental dichotomy between NC and CC meteorites, but they also provide critical new insights into the accretion history of the Earth. Samples and methods: To date, we have obtained Mo isotope data for CK, CH, CBb, and Rumuruti (R) chondrites as well as for mesosiderites, acapulcoites, brachinites, and numerous ureilites. All samples were carefully cleaned and digested in Savillex beakers using HF-HNO3-HClO4 and inverse aqua regia. Molybdenum was separated from the sample matrix by ion exchange chromatography following our established procedures [2,3], and Mo isotope compositions were measured using the Neptune Plus MC-ICP-MS at Münster. The isotope data are internally normalized to Mo/Mo and reported as ε-unit deviations (i.e., 0.01%) relative to the bracketing solution standard. The precision and accuracy of the Mo isotope analyses were assessed by repeated measurements of the BHVO-2 rock standard, which was processed together with each set of samples and which defines an external reproducibility (2 s.d.) for the Mo isotope ratios of about 0.1–0.3ε (for ~80 ng Mo consumed per analysis). -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2