Numerical Simulations Reveal the Origin of Barred Olivine Crystals in Early Solar System

Numerical simulations reveal the origin of barred olivine crystals in early solar system

Researchers from Nagoya City University, Tohoku University, and other institutions have used numerical simulations to replicate how a peculiar mineral texture called barred olivine forms inside chondrules—millimeter-sized spherical particles found in meteorites. These chondrules are considered time capsules from the early solar system, and barred olivine is a rare mineral texture not seen in Earth rocks.

Researchers at Nagoya City University, the University of Tohoku and other institutions have used numerical simulations to reproduce how a particular mineral texture called barred olivine forms inside the chondules – spherical particles the size of a millite found in meteorites. These chondules are considered to be [...]