Calculating the Modal Mineralogy of Aubrite Meteorites Using X-Ray Computed Tomography [STUB]

Abstract: The aubrites are a group of differentiated meteorites that formed in extremely reducing conditions, with oxygen fugacities (ƒO2) ranging from ~2 to ~6 log units below the Iron-Wüstite buffer. At these extreme conditions, elements that are lithophile (silica-loving) on Earth can behave as chalcophiles (sulfur-loving) or siderophiles (metal-loving), and FeO-poor silicates and exotic sulfides can form. Elemental partitioning among minerals at these conditions are still not well understood, thus …