TY - JOUR
T1 - Partitioning behavior at 9GPa in the Fe-S system and implications for planetary evolution
AU - Chabot, Nancy L.
AU - McDonough, William F.
AU - Jones, John H.
AU - Saslow, Sarah A.
AU - Ash, Richard D.
AU - Draper, David S.
AU - Agee, Carl B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by NASA Cosmochemistry grant NNX09AG90G to NLC, NASA Cosmochemistry grant NNX08AH76G , NSF grant no. 0739006 to WFM, and a NASA RTOP to JHJ. We thank W. van Westrenen, an anonymous reviewer, and R. W. Carlson for comments that led to an improved and clarified paper.
PY - 2011/5/15
Y1 - 2011/5/15
N2 - Solid metal/liquid metal partitioning experiments were conducted at 9. GPa and 1323-1873. K in the Fe-S system. Analysis of the experimental charges by in situ laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry enabled partitioning results to be obtained for a total of 21 trace elements (Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge, As, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Sb, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, and Bi). This new, elevated pressure dataset for the Fe-S system allows a direct comparison to the extensive data available at 0.1. MPa and permits evaluation of the effect of pressure on partitioning in this system. The majority of the elements studied exhibit different solid metal/liquid metal partitioning behaviors at 9. GPa than at 0.1. MPa. Additionally, the nature of these differences varies significantly between the 21 trace elements studied, spanning the range of behaviors of partitioning from more strongly into solid metal, to less strongly into solid metal, and to becoming insensitive to the metallic liquid composition. We conclude that pressure affects solid metal/liquid metal partitioning behavior in the Fe-S system and discuss the implications for fractionations due to Earth's core solidification and for planetary differentiation models.
AB - Solid metal/liquid metal partitioning experiments were conducted at 9. GPa and 1323-1873. K in the Fe-S system. Analysis of the experimental charges by in situ laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry enabled partitioning results to be obtained for a total of 21 trace elements (Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge, As, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Sb, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, and Bi). This new, elevated pressure dataset for the Fe-S system allows a direct comparison to the extensive data available at 0.1. MPa and permits evaluation of the effect of pressure on partitioning in this system. The majority of the elements studied exhibit different solid metal/liquid metal partitioning behaviors at 9. GPa than at 0.1. MPa. Additionally, the nature of these differences varies significantly between the 21 trace elements studied, spanning the range of behaviors of partitioning from more strongly into solid metal, to less strongly into solid metal, and to becoming insensitive to the metallic liquid composition. We conclude that pressure affects solid metal/liquid metal partitioning behavior in the Fe-S system and discuss the implications for fractionations due to Earth's core solidification and for planetary differentiation models.
KW - Fe-FeS
KW - High pressure experiments
KW - Iron
KW - Siderophile elements
KW - Solid metal-liquid metal partitioning
KW - Sulfur
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U2 - 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.03.027
DO - 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.03.027
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955087098
SN - 0012-821X
VL - 305
SP - 425
EP - 434
JO - Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters
JF - Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters
IS - 3-4
ER -