Further 40Ar/39Ar evidence for the multi-collisional heating of the Kirin chondrite

Results of an 40Ar/39Ar age spectrum obtained on a sample of the Kirin chondrite (K-5-13) show a similar character to previous published analyses of Kirin samples K-1 and K-2. The K-5-13 age spectrum shows clear evidence of having been substantially outgassed during a presumed collisional event about 0.5 Ga ago, in good agreement with the estimate obtained from K-2. The differing amounts of 40Ar loss registered by K-2 and K-5-13 during the 0.5 Ga event of about 60 and 50%, respectively, allows calculation of their vertical separation in the parent body at about 10 cm. (author)