Oxygen isotopic heterogeneity in the early Solar System inherited from the protosolar molecular cloudOPEN ACCESS
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, James R. Lyons, Jeong-Eun Lee, Martin Bizzarro Science Advances 16 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 42, eaay2724DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2724 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Sun is 16O-enriched (Δ17O = −28.4 ±…
“Water” abundance at the surface of C-complex main-belt asteroids
Pierre Beck, Jolantha Eschrig, Sandra Potin, Trygve Prestgard, Lydie Bonal, Eric Quirico, Bernard Schmitt IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • Quantification of equivalent water in CC from reflectance is…
Low-phase spectral reflectance and equivalent “geometric albedo” of meteorites powdersOPEN ACCESS
P. Beck, B. Schmitt, S. Potin, A. Pommerol, O. Brissaud IcarusAvailable online 1 September 2020, 114066 LINK Update (23 September 2020): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Reflectance spectra of 72 different meteorite are obtained low…
Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous chondrites and Calcium–Aluminum-rich inclusions
Andreas Morlok, Benjamin Schiller, Iris Weber, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Aleksandra N. Stojic, Maximilian P. Reitze, Tim Gramse, Stephen D. Wolters, Harald Hiesinger, Monica M.Grady, Joern Helbert Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
TARDA meteorite fall (~ 4 kg, C2-ung) near (Ksar) Tarda (قصر تاردة , ⵜⴰⵔⴷⴰ), near Errachidia ( الرشيدية , ⵉⵎⵜⵖⵔⵏ), Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at ~ 2.30 p.m. (1.30 UT) on 25 August 2020
Last update: 15 October 2020 As first published in social media on 26 August, thousands of smaller masses (mostly below 1 gram, very few between 50 and 99 grams) of rare carbonaceous chondrites (C2-ung) have…
Temperature dependent mid-infrared (5–25 μm) reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous meteorites and minerals: Implication for remote sensing in Solar System exploration
Giovanni Poggiali, John R. Brucato, Elisabetta Dotto, Simone Ieva, Antonella Barucci, Maurizio Pajola IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 August 2020 LINK “Interpretation of spectroscopic data from remote sensing strongly depends on the spectroscopic…
Kinetics in thermal evolution of Raman spectra of chondritic organic matter to evaluate thermal history of their parent bodies
Kento Kiryu, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoko Igisu, Takazo Shibuya, Michael E. Zolensky, Kensei Kobayashi Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:04 August 2020 LINK “In order to establish kinetic expressions for Raman spectroscopic parameters of organic…
Comparing the reflectivity of ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites with those of short-period comets like 2P/EnckeOPEN ACCESS
Safoura Tanbakouei, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jürgen Blum, Iwan Williams, Jordi Llorca Astronomy & Astrophysics, manuscript, 22 July 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The existence of asteroid complexes produced by the disruption of these comets suggests that…
Advances in Cosmochemistry Enabled by Antarctic MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Meenakshi Wadhwa, Timothy J. McCoy, and Devin L. Schrader Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences Vol. 48:233-258 (Volume publication date May 2020)First published as a Review in Advance on January 8, 2020 LINK (OPEN…
Evidence for sodium-rich alkaline water in the Tagish Lake parent body and implications for amino acid synthesis and racemizationOPEN ACCESS
Lee F. White, Kimberly T. Tait, Brian Langelier, Elizabeth A. Lymer, Ana Černok, Tanya V. Kizovski, Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, and Richard I. Nicklin PNAS, first published May 11, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
The effects of secondary processing in the unique carbonaceous chondrite Miller Range 07687
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Adrian J. Brearley, Thomas J. Zega Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 3 May 2020 LINK “Our detailed mineralogical, elemental, and isotopic study of the Miller Range (MIL) 07687 meteorite showed that,…
The isotopic composition of volatiles in the unique Bench Crater carbonaceous chondrite impactor found in the Apollo 12 regolith
K.H. Joy, R. Tartèse, S. Messenger, M.E. Zolensky, Y. Marrocchi, D.R. Frank, D.A. Kring Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 540, 15 June 2020, 116265 LINK “Highlights • The lunar regolith has accumulated volatiles from impacting…
Evidence for Asteroid Scattering and Distal Solar System Solids From Meteorite Paleomagnetism
James F. J. Bryson, Benjamin P. Weiss, Eduardo A. Lima, Jérôme Gattacceca, and William S. Cassata The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 892, Number 2 LINK Asteroid-sized bodies are predicted to have been scattered throughout the solar…
Linking asteroids and meteorites to the primordial planetesimal populationOPEN ACCESS
Richard C. Greenwood, Thomas H. Burbine, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 February 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites provide a unique insight into early…
Origin of Al-rich chondrules in CV chondrites: Incorporation of diverse refractory components into the ferromagnesian chondrule-forming region
Mingming Zhang, Yangting Lin, Guoqiang Tang, Yu Liu, Ingo Leya Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 December 2019 LINK “Aluminum-rich (Al2O3 > 10 wt%) chondrules (ARCs) are important chondritic components that…
FLENSBURG (C1-ung, 24.5 g, W0) meteorite fall in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on 12 September 2019 at ~14:49:48 CEST (~ 12:49:48 UTC )
Last update: 10 September 2020 The intact meteorite on 27 September 2019. Photo: Carsten Jonas On 13 September Erik Due-Hansen from Flensburg (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) contacted the DLR and the German Arbeitskreis Meteore e.V. (AKM) via…
Discovery of fossil asteroidal ice in primitive meteorite Acfer 094OPEN ACCESS
Megumi Matsumoto, Akira Tsuchiyama, Aiko Nakato, Junya Matsuno, Akira Miyake, Akimasa Kataoka, Motoo Ito, Naotaka Tomioka, Yu Kodama, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Tsukasa Nakano and Epifanio Vaccaro Science Advances 20 Nov 2019: Vol. 5, no….
Rapid condensation of the first Solar System solidsOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Johan Villeneuve, Emmanuel Jacquet, Maxime Piralla, and Marc Chaussidon PNAS first published November 4, 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondritic meteorites are composed of primitive components formed during the evolution of…
Presolar Grains in Primitive Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Northwest Africa 5958OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Kaitlin Howell Accepted in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “We report a correlated NanoSIMS-transmission electron microscopy study of the ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite…
Effects of aqueous alteration on primordial noble gases and presolar SiC in the carbonaceous chondrite Tagish Lake
M. E. I. Riebe, H. Busemann, C. M. O’D. Alexander, L. R. Nittler, C. D. K. Herd, C. Maden, J. Wang, R. Wieler Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 4 September 2019 LINK “Effects of…
MINERALOGY, PETROGRAPHY, AND OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS OF ULTRAREFRACTORY INCLUSIONS FROM CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES
A.N. Krot, C. Ma, K. Nagashima, A.M. Davis, J.R. Beckett, S.B. Simon, M. Komatsu, T.J. Fagan, F. Brenker, M.A. Ivanova, A.Bischoff Geochemistry Available online 15 August 2019 LINK “We report on the mineralogy, petrography, and…
Water abundance in the Tagish Lake meteorite from TGA and IR spectroscopy: Evaluation of aqueous alteration
Cosette M. Gilmour, Christopher D. K. Herd, Pierre Beck Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 July 2019 LINK “Here, we evaluate the extent of aqueous alteration among five pristine specimens of the ungrouped Tagish…
Sulfur isotope study of sulfides in CI, CM, C2ung chondrites and volatile-rich clasts – evidence for different generations and reservoirs of sulfide formation
Robbin Visser, Timm John, Markus Patzek, Addi Bischoff, Martin J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 July 2019 LINK “Deciphering aspects of the solar system’s formation process and the…
A New Carbonaceous Chondrite Grouplet, CA
Kimura M., Yamaguchi A., Greenwood R. C., Imae N., Komtsu M. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “While the majority of carbonaceous (C) chondrites can be assigned to one of eight…
Oxygen Isotope Variation of CM and Related Chondrites: Multiple Parent Bodies or a Single Heterogeneous Source?
Franchi I. A., Greenwood R. C., Howard K. T., King A. J., Lee M. R., Anand M., Findlay R. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “CMs are the largest group of…
Migration of D-type asteroids from the outer Solar System inferred from carbonate in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Wataru Fujiya, Peter Hoppe, Takayuki Ushikubo, Kohei Fukuda, Paula Lindgren, Martin R. Lee, Mizuho Koike, Kotaro Shirai, Yuji Sano Submitted to Nature Astronomy Version May 31, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent dynamical models of Solar…
3-micron Reflectance Spectroscopy of Carbonaceous Chondrites under Asteroid-like ConditionsOPEN ACCESS
Driss Takir, Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill, Charles A. Hibbitts, Yusuke Nakauchi PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We measured 3-μm reflectance spectraof 21 meteorites that represent all carbonaceous chondrite types available in terrestrial meteorite collections. The measurements were conducted…
New insights into the heterogeneity of the Tagish Lake meteorite: Soluble organic compositions of variously altered specimens
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Robert W. Hilts, Hannah L. McLain, Christopher D. K. Herd LINK “The Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite exhibits a unique compositional heterogeneity that may be attributed to…
Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Chondrules and Isolated Olivine Grains from the Tagish Lake C2 Chondrite
T. Ushikubo, M. Kimura 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1145 PDF abstract
Evidence for a Unique Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Body (‘CX’) and Another One with a Dunitic Mantle
A. J. Irving, S. M. Kuehner, L. A. J. Garvie, K. Ziegler, M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, P. P. Sipiera, G. M. Hupe, B. Hoefnagels 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2542 PDF…
Revisiting the CY (Yamato) Carbonaceous Chondrite Group
A. J. King, S. S. Russell 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1386 PDF abstract
Meteoritic Abundances of Fatty Acids and Potential Reaction Pathways in PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
James C.-Y. Lai, Ben K. D. Pearce, Ralph E. Pudritz, Drake Lee accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of fatty acids on the prebiotic Earth is important as they likely formed…
Nature and Occurence Frequency of Heating Processes in CM and C2- Ungrouped Chondrites as Revealed by Insoluble Organic Matter
Quirico E., Bonal L., Beck P., Alexander C. O’ M. D., Yabuta H., Nakamura T., Nakato A., Flandinet L., Montagnac G., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Herd C. D. K. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018…
Ambient and cold‐temperature infrared spectra and XRD patterns of ammoniated phyllosilicates and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites relevant to Ceres and other solar system bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Bethany L. Ehlmann, Robert Hodyss, Thomas F. Bristow, George R. Rossman, Eleonora Ammannito, M. Cristina De Sanctis, Carol A. Raymond Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13103 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mg‐phyllosilicate‐bearing, dark surface materials…
Evidence for Planetary Migration in the Early Solar System from Meteorite Paleomagnetism
J. F. J. Bryson, B. P. Weiss, E. A. Lima, J. Gattacceca, W. Cassata 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1252 abstract
Spectral Classification of Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites II: Parameters and Comparison to Independent Measures
V. E. Hamilton, N. M. Abreu, P. A. Bland, H. C. Connolly Jr., R. D. Hanna, D. S. Lauretta, D. L. Schrader 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1753 abstract
Spectral Classification of Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites I: Data Collection and Processing
V. E. Hamilton 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1759 abstract
Isotopic and Chemical Evidence for Primitive Aqueous Alteration in the Tagish Lake Meteorite
Keisuke Sakuma, Hiroshi Hidaka, and Shigekazu Yoneda The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 853, Number 1 LINK “Aqueous alteration is one of the primitive activities that occurred on meteorite parent bodies in the early solar system. The…
Oxygen isotope reservoirs in the outer asteroid belt inferred from oxygen isotope systematics of chondrule olivines and isolated forsterite and olivine grains in Tagish Lake-type carbonaceous chondrites, WIS 91600 and MET 00432OPEN ACCESS
Masakuni Yamanobe, Tomoki Nakamura, Daisuke Nakashima Polar Science Volume 15, March 2018, Pages 29-38 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To understand oxygen isotope ratios and redox conditions of the chondrule formation environments of the…
Sulfide–oxide assemblages in Acfer 094—Clues to nebular metal–gas interactions
Barth, M. I. F., Harries, D., Langenhorst, F. and Hoppe, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12992 LINK “The ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Acfer 094 is among the least altered samples of the early solar system….
Chemical composition and iron oxidation state of amorphous matrix silicates in the carbonaceous chondrite Acfer 094.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12991 Hopp, T. and Vollmer, C. LINK “Nanoscale amorphous silicates are a major component in primitive carbonaceous chondrite matrices and anhydrous interplanetary dust particles. Owing to their metastability and sensitive…
Chondrule heritage and thermal histories from trace element and oxygen isotope analyses of chondrules and amoeboid olivine aggregatesOPEN ACCESS
Jacquet, E. and Marrocchi, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12985 First published: 26 September 2017 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report combined oxygen isotope and mineral-scale trace element analyses of amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOA)…
A history of violence: insights into post-accretionary heating in carbonaceous chondrites from volatile element abundances, Zn isotopes, and water contentsOPEN ACCESS
Brandon Mahan, Frédéric Moynier, Pierre Beck, Emily A. Pringle, Julien Siebert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 September 2017 Update (19 October 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites (CCs)…
Coordinated mineralogical and isotopic analyses of a cosmic symplectite discovered in a comet 81P/Wild 2 sample.
Nguyen, A. N., Berger, E. L., Nakamura-Messenger, K., Messenger, S. and Keller, L. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12905 LINK “We have discovered in a Stardust mission terminal particle a unique mineralogical assemblage of…
Correlated Deuterium and Nitrogen Isotopic Enrichments in Meteoritic Organic Matter
Bose M. * Zega T. J. Haenecour P. Domanik K. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6033] abstract (PDF) “Two hotspots with correlated N and H isotopic anomalies, as well as two C-rich…
Comparative Microanalytical Study of Solid Organic Material in the CR2 Grove Mountain 021710 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Ningqiang
Changela H. G. * Zhao X. Miao B. Xia Z. Lin Y. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6212] abstract (PDF) “Organic material has been characterized in situ using traditional polished thin sections…
A Hypothesis to Explain the Presence of Amino Acids in the Tagish Lake Meteorite
Bassez M. P. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6035] abstract (PDF) “The Tagish Lake meteorite contains organic matter abiotically synthesized. An explanation is proposed on the basis of thermodynamic calculations and…
Nepheline and sodalite in chondrules of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for a genetic relationship with those in the matrix
Megumi Matsumoto, Kazushige Tomeoka, Yusuke Seto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017, LINK “Ningqiang is an ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite that has a chemical and mineralogical affinity to CV3…
Evolution of Morphological and Physical Properties of Laboratory Interstellar Organic Residues with Ultraviolet IrradiationOPEN ACCESS
L. Piani, S. Tachibana, T. Hama, H. Tanaka, Y. Endo, I. Sugawara, L. Dessimoulie, Y. Kimura, A. Miyake, J. Matsuno, A. Tsuchiyama, K. Fujita, S. Nakatsubo, H. Fukushi, S. Mori, T. Chigai, H. Yurimoto, and…
Northwest Africa 5958: A Weakly Altered C2 Ungrouped Chondrite
E. Jacquet, F. Caste, J.-A. Barrat, P. Beck, J. Gattacceca, C. Sonzogni, M. Gounelle 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1016 PDF
Different origins or different evolutions? Decoding the spectral diversity among C-type asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
P. Vernazza, J. Castillo-Rogez, P. Beck, J. Emery, R. Brunetto, M. Delbo, M. Marsset, F. Marchis, O. Groussin, B. Zanda, P. Lamy, L. Jorda, O. Mousis, A. Delsanti, Z. Djouadi, Z. Dionnet, F. Borondics, B….
The key role of meteorites in the formation of relevant prebiotic molecules in a formamide/water environmentOPEN ACCESS
Luca Rotelli, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Eleonora Carota, Lorenzo Botta, Ernesto Di Mauro & Raffaele Saladino Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 38888 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep38888 Published online: 13 December 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
Oxygen isotope characteristics of chondrules from the Yamato-82094 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite: Further evidence for common O-isotope environments sampled among carbonaceous chondrites.
Tenner, T. J., Kimura, M. and Kita, N. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12791 LINK “High-precision secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was employed to investigate oxygen three isotopes of phenocrysts in 35 chondrules from…
Young asteroidal fluid activity revealed by absolute age from apatite in carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Ai-Cheng Zhang, Qiu-Li Li, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Naoya Sakamoto, Xian-Hua Li, Sen Hu, Yang-Ting Lin, Ru-Cheng Wang Nature Communications 7, Article number:12844 doi:10.1038/ncomms12844 Published 29 September 2016 PDF (open access) LINK (open access) “Chondritic meteorites, consisting…
Photo and thermochemical evolution of astrophysical ice analogs as a source for soluble and insoluble organic materials in Solar System minor bodies
Pierre de Marcellus, Aurelien Fresneau, Rosario Brunetto, Gregoire Danger, Fabrice Duvernay, Cornelia Meinert, Uwe J. Meierhenrich, Ferenc Borondics, Thierry Chiavassa, and Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt MNRAS doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2292 First published online September 12, 2016 LINK “Soluble…
A long duration of the 16O-rich reservoir in the solar nebula, as recorded in fine-grained refractory inclusions from the least metamorphosed carbonaceous chondrites
Takayuki Ushikubo, Travis J. Tenner, Hajime Hiyagon, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 September 2016 LINK “Oxygen isotope ratios and corresponding 26Al-26Mg isotope systematics of refractory inclusions…
Capture of Trans-Neptunian Planetesimals in the Main Asteroid Belt
David Vokrouhlický, William F. Bottke, and David Nesvorný The Astronomical Journal, Volume 152, Number 2 Published 2016 July 26 LINK “The orbital evolution of the giant planets after nebular gas was eliminated from the Solar…
Effects of Aqueous Alteration on Primordial Noble Gases in Tagish Lake (C2-ungr.)
Riebe M. E. I. * Busemann H. Alexander C. M. O’D. Herd C. D. K. Maden C. Wieler R. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6211 LINK
Effects of Short-Term Thermal Alteration on Organic Matter in Experimentally-Heated Tagish Lake Observed by Raman Spectroscopy
Chan Q. H. S. * Nakato A. Zolensky M. E. Nakamura T. Kebukawa Y. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6188 LINK
Northwest Africa 5958: A weakly altered CM-related ungrouped chondrite, not a CI3.OPEN ACCESS
Jacquet, E., Barrat, J.-A., Beck, P., Caste, F., Gattacceca, J., Sonzogni, C. and Gounelle, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12628 Update (20 Feb 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 5958 is a…
Cold curation of pristine astromaterials: Insights from the Tagish Lake meteorite
Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts, Aaron W. Skelhorne and Danielle N. Simkus Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12603 Article first published online: 7 MAR 2016 LINK “The curation and handling of volatile-bearing astromaterials…
Associations of organic matter with minerals in Tagish Lake meteorite via high spatial resolution synchrotron-based FTIR microspectroscopy.
Yesiltas, M. and Kebukawa, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12609 LINK “We have investigated spatial and spectral associations between mineral species and organic matter in the Tagish Lake meteorite. Synchrotron-based infrared microspectroscopy allowed us…
Mineralogy of Experimentally Heated Tagish Lake
A. Nakato, Q. H.-S. Chan, T. Nakamura, Y. Kebukawa, M. E. Zolensky 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1218 PDF
First Report of Aldehydes and Ketones in the Tagish Lake Meteorite: Optimized Methodology and Preliminary Results
D. N. S. Simkus, R. W. Hilts, C. D. K. Herd, J. C. Aponte, J. E. Elsila 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2370 PDF
Water Abundance in the Tagish Lake Meteorite from TGA and IR Spectroscopy: Evaluation of Aqueous Alteration
C. M. Gilmour, C. D. K. Herd, E. A. Cloutis, M. Cuddy, P. Mann 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1765 PDF
Synchrotron Radiation XRD Analysis of Indialite in Yamato-82094 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite
T. Mikouchi, K. Hagiya, N. Sawa, M. Kimura, K. Ohsumi, M. Komatsu, M. Zolensky 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1919 PDF
Nitrogen and Carbonaceous Isotopic Variations in Several Carbonaceous Chondrites — A Hunt for the Carrier Phases
M. Bose, T. J. Zega, K. Domanik 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1671 PDF
Ion irradiation of carbonaceous chondrites as a simulation of space weathering on C-complex asteroids
C. LANTZ, R. Brunetto, M.A. Barucci, C. Bachelet, D. Baklouti, J. Bourçois, E. Dartois, J. Duprat, P. Duret, C. Engrand, M. Godard, D. Ledu, O. Mivumbi, and S. Fornasier EPSC Abstracts Vol. 10, EPSC2015-138, 2015…
New Constraints on the Abundances of Silicate and Oxide Stardust from Supernovae in the Acfer 094 Meteorite
Peter Hoppe, Jan Leitner, and János Kodolányi ApJ 808 L9. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/808/1/L9 LINK
Iron isotopic measurements in presolar silicate and oxide grains from the Acfer 094 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite
Wei Jia Ong and Christine Floss Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12475 LINK
Grain Size Distribution in the Matrix of Primitive Meteorites
Vaccaro E. Wozniakiewicz P. J. Starkey N. A. Franchi I. A. Russell S. S. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5258 abstract (PDF)
Microstructural Characteristics of Polycrystalline Sulfide-Assemblages in Acfer 094
M. I. F. Barth, D. Harries and F. Langenhorst 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Variability, absorption features, and parent body searches in “spectrally featureless” meteorite reflectance spectra: Case study – Tagish Lake
M.R.M. Izawa, M.A. Craig, D.M. Applin, J.A. Sanchez, V. Reddy, L. LeCorre, P. Mann, E.A. Cloutis Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.013 published online 15 April 2015 LINK
A Search for Cosmic Symplectite in the Acfer 094 and Miller Range 07687 Meteorites
L. R. Nittler, J. Davidson, N. Liu, C. M. O’D. Alexander, R. M. Stroud 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2097 PDF LINK
Effects of Secondary Processing on Presolar Grain Abundances and Compositions in the Unique Carbonaceous Chondrite Miller Range 07687
C. Floss, A. J. Brearley 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1004 PDF LINK
Chemical Composition and Iron Oxidation State of the Amorphous Silicate Matrix in Acfer 094
T. Hopp, C. Vollmer, D. Lautenschläger, M. Pelka, J. Render 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1172 PDF LINK
High-Precision SIMS Chondrule Oxygen Isotope Ratios from the Yamato 82094 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite
T. J. Tenner, M. Kimura, N. T. Kita 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2162 PDF LINK
Organic Matter in the Unique Carbonaceous Chondrite Miller Range 07687: A Coordinated In Situ NanoSIMS, FIB-TEM, and XANES Study
J. Davidson, L. R. Nittler, R. M. Stroud, A. Takigawa, B. T. De Gregorio, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, G. D. Cody 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1609 PDF…
Challenging analyses of organic content in Saharan carbonaceous chondrites
Yutaro Osawa (Kyushu University), Sandra Pizzarello (Arizona State University) PDF LINK
Classification of hydrous meteorites (CR, CM and C2 ungrouped) by phyllosilicate fraction: PSD-XRD modal mineralogy and planetesimal environments
K.T. Howard, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Schrader, K.A. Dyl DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.10.025 available online 4 November 2014 LINK Here we report the bulk mineralogies and degrees of hydration in 37 different carbonaceous chondrites: Renazzo-like (CR), Mighei-like (CM),…
Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Forsterite from the Tagish Lake Meteorite: An Implication for the Luminescence – Based Astromineralogy
Gucsik A. * Nishido H. Ninagawa K. Gyollai I. Izawa M. Kereszturi A. Modern Analytical Methods I Workshop on the Modern Analytical Methods Applied to Earth and Planetary Sciences (methods 2014) PDF LINK
Petrology and bulk chemistry of Yamato-82094, a new type of carbonaceous chondrite
Kimura M, Barrat JA, Weisberg MK, Imae N, Yamaguchi A and Kojima H (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 346–357, March 2014
Soluble organic compounds in the Tagish Lake meteorite
Hilts RW, Herd CDK, Simkus DN and Slater GF (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 526–549. doi: 10.1111/maps.12272 LINK The C2 ungrouped Tagish Lake meteorite preserves a range of lithologies, reflecting variable degrees of…
Testing variations within the Tagish Lake meteorite—I: Mineralogy and petrology of pristine samples
Blinova AI, Zega TJ, Herd CDK and Stroud RM (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 473–502. doi: 10.1111/maps.12271 LINK
Origins of Al-rich chondrules: Clues from a compound Al-rich chondrule in the Dar al Gani 978 carbonaceous chondrite
Zhang A-C, Itoh S., Naoya Sakamoto N., Wang R-C and Hisayoshi Yurimoto H. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 130, 1 April 2014, Pages 78–92 LINK
Nepheline and sodalite in the matrix of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for formation through parent-body processes
Matsumoto M, Tomeoka K, Seto Y, Miyake A and Sugita M Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 126, 1 February 2014, Pages 441–454 LINK
Transmission infrared spectra (2-25 microns) of carbonaceous chondrites (CI, CM, CV-CK, CR, C2 ungrouped): mineralogy, water, and asteroidal processes
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