NASA NTRS · 19800039409
Partitioning as a cooling rate indicator
Abstract
The paper presents a mathematical model for describing solute partitioning under continuous cooling conditions. It is shown that solute concentration profiles can be calculated for any cooling rate as a function of temperature provided that the appropriate data on diffusion and partitioning are known. As an example, the model is applied to zirconium partitioning between ilmenite and ulvospinel in a number of Apollo 15 Elbow Crater rocks in order to estimate the rates at which they cooled.
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Onorato, P. I., Yinnon, H., Uhlmann, D. R., Taylor, L. A.. 1979-01-01. Partitioning as a cooling rate indicator. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800039409
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