Keywords
asteroids, pyroxene, meteorites, wollastonite, ferrosilite, Gaffey, mafic, mineral, composition, olivine, solar system, belt, asteroid, comets, spectra, spectrum, algorithm, programming
Abstract
Determining mafic mineral composition of asteroid bodies is a topic reviewed by M.J. Gaffey et al. (2002). The iterative procedure discussed can be implemented as an algorithm, and such efforts revealed weaknesses that are examined in this work. We seek to illustrate the limits of this method and graphically determine its predictions. There are boundaries in the formulae given where the equations break down. In ranges where mafic mixtures are predicted, a method is illustrated that allows a decoupling of these mixtures into the constituents.
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Graduation Date
2007
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Britt, Daniel
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Physics
Degree Program
Physics
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0001922
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001922
Language
English
Release Date
December 2007
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Davis, Jimmy Allen, "Frequency Distribution Of Pyroxene Types And A Method To Separate The Composition Of Multiple Pyroxenes In A Sample" (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3134.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3134
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