Parnell, John, Bowden, Stephen, Lindgren, Paula, Burchell, Mark J., Milner, Daniel, Price, Mark C., Baldwin, Emily C., Crawford, Ian A. (2010) The preservation of fossil biomarkers during meteorite impact events: Experimental evidence from biomarker-rich projectiles and target rocks. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 45 (8). pp. 1340-1358. ISSN 1086-9379. (doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01100.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:37221)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01100.x |
Abstract
A Devonian siltstone from Orkney, Scotland, shows survival of biomarkers in high-velocity impact experiments. The biomarkers were detected in ejecta fragments from experiments involving normal incidence of steel projectiles at 5–6 km s?1, and in projectile fragments from impact experiments into sand and water at 2–5 km s?1. The associated peak shock pressures were calculated to be in the range of 110–147 GPa for impacts of the steel projectiles into the siltstone target, and hydrocode simulations are used to show the variation of peak pressure with depth in the target and throughout the finite volume projectiles. Thermally sensitive biomarker ratios, including ratios of hopanoids and steranes, and the methylphenanthrene ratio, showed an increase in thermal maturity in the ejecta, and especially the projectile, fragments. Measurement of absolute concentrations of selected biomarkers indicates that changes in biomarker ratios reflect synthesis of new material rather than selective destruction. Their presence in ejecta and projectile fragments suggests that fossil biomarkers may survive hypervelocity impacts, and that experiments using biomarker-rich rock have high potential for testing survival of organic matter in a range of impact scenarios.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01100.x |
Subjects: |
Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QE Geology > QE515 Geochemistry |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy |
Depositing User: | Mark Burchell |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2013 13:05 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:13 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/37221 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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