Cloppenburg (H4-5) – first results of a new find
Storz*, J., Bischoff, A., Degering, D., Ebert, S., Heinlein, D., Jull, T., Kontul, I., Li, X., Merchel, S., Oberst, J., Ott, U., Pack,, A., Peters, S., Petö, M.K., Rugel, G. Paneth Kolloquium Nördlingen (2017), abstract…
Mössbauer spectroscopy — a useful method for classification of meteorites?OPEN ACCESS
J. Galazka-Friedman, M. Woźniak, P. Duda, P. Rzepecka, M. Jakubowska, Ł. Karwowski Hyperfine Interactions November 2017, 238:67 First Online: 27 September 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The aim of our studies was to check the usefulness…
Meteorite flux to Earth in the Early Cretaceous as reconstructed from sediment-dispersed extraterrestrial spinelsOPEN ACCESS
Birger Schmitz; Philipp R. Heck; Walter Alvarez; Noriko T. Kita; Surya S. Rout; Anders Cronholm; Céline Defouilloy; Ellinor Martin; Jan Smit; Fredrik Terfelt Geology July 2017, Vol.45, 807-810. doi:10.1130/G39297.1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Intermineral oxygen three-isotope systematics of silicate minerals in equilibrated ordinary chondrites.
McDougal, D., Nakashima, D., Tenner, T. J., Kita, N. T., Valley, J. W. and Noguchi, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12932 LINK “High-precision oxygen three-isotope ratios were measured for four mineral phases (olivine, low-Ca…
Contribution of early impact events to metal-silicate separation, thermal annealing, and volatile redistribution: Evidence in the Pułtusk H chondrite
Agata M. Krzesińska Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12933 First published: 14 August 2017 LINK “Three-dimensional X-ray tomographic reconstructions and petrologic studies reveal voluminous accumulations of metal in Pułtusk H chondrite. At the contact of…
Cloppenburg meteorite (H4-5, S3, W3) registered in Meteoritical Bulletin database
Update (19 August 2017): Press coverage: Photo of the uncut ‘Cloppenburg’ meteorite (8 x 5 cm) found by Hartmut Osterburg (Photo: D. Heinlein / Münsterländische Tageszeitung, 19 August 2017) Rarität aus dem All am Feldrand…
Petrogenesis of Miller Range 07273, a new type of anomalous melt breccia: Implications for impact effects on the H chondrite asteroid.
Ruzicka, A. M., Hutson, M., Friedrich, J. M., Rivers, M. L., Weisberg, M. K., Ebel, D. S., Ziegler, K., Rumble, D. and Dolan, A. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12901 LINK “Miller Range 07273…
Determination of the equilibrium fO2 in bulk samples of H, L, and LL ordinary chondrites by solid-state electrochemistry
Osadchii, V. O., Fedkin, M. V. and Osadchii, E. G. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12919 LINK “High-temperature solid-state electrochemistry techniques (EMF method) were used to measure the oxygen fugacity (fO2) of the ordinary chondrites…
The role of phosphates for the Lu–Hf chronology of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Vinciane Debaille, James Van Orman, Qing-Zhu Yin, Yuri Amelin Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 473, 1 September 2017, Pages 52-61 LINK “Highlights: • Preferential diffusion of Lu over Hf from phosphate can disturb Lu–Hf…
Chondrule Oxygen Isotope Systematics in Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites: Insights into Their Nebular Reservoir
Baeza L. Ireland T. R. Ávila J. N. Mallmann G. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6166] abstract (PDF) “Ordinary chondrites (OCs) have distinct bulk O-isotope composition. The range of chondrule O-isotope composition…
26Al Isotope in Pultusk Meteorite Fragments
Tymiński Z. Krzesińska A. M. Burakowska A. Stępisiewicz M. Tymińska K. Dziel T. Olech A. Żołądek P. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6278] abstract “Low deviations in 26Al distribution between analysed Pultusk…
3D shape of asteroid (6)~Hebe from VLT/SPHERE imaging: Implications for the origin of ordinary H chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Marsset, B. Carry, C. Dumas, J. Hanus, M. Viikinkoski, P. Vernazza, T. G. Müller, M. Delbo, E. Jehin, M. Gillon, J. Grice, B. Yang, T. Fusco, J. Berthier, S. Sonnett, F. Kugel, J. Caron,…
Meteorite falls in Bulgaria: Reappraisal of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification.
Dekov, V., Rochette, P. and Gattacceca, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12879 LINK “We present a summary of the mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and magnetic characteristics of all the five Bulgarian meteorite falls. We report…
AIQUILE (H5, S3,W0) registered as confirmed fall in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
LINK More information on this fall can be found HERE “Aiquile 18°17’4″S, 65°8’39″W Cochabamba, Bolivia Confirmed fall: 2016 Nov 20 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: A bright fireball appeared over Aiquile, Cochabamba district of Bolivia,…
Annama H chondrite—Mineralogy, physical properties, cosmic ray exposure, and parent body history.
Kohout, T., Haloda, J., Halodová, P., Meier, M. M. M., Maden, C., Busemann, H., Laubenstein, M., Caffee, Marc. W., Welten, K. C., Hopp, J., Trieloff, M., Mahajan, R. R., Naik, S., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Moyano-Cambero,…
Petrology, mineralogy, porosity, and cosmic-ray exposure history of Huaxi ordinary chondrite
Li, S., Wang, S., Leya, I., Li, Y., Li, X. and Smith, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12842 Version of Record online: 28 FEB 2017 LINK “A meteorite fall was heard and collected on…
Degtevo (H5) registered as confirmed fall
Degtevo / Дёгтево (H5,S2,W0) is registered as confirmed fall in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database LINK “Degtevo 49°09.6’N, 40°39.7’E Rostovskaya oblast’, Russia Confirmed fall: 20 March 2016 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Imamkulov Toir Mamazoirovich was…
Novosibirsk Meteorite: An FeNi-Rich, Highly Shocked H5 Ordinary Chondrite
L. E. McGraw, M. M. Jean, J. Emery, N. M. Podgornykh, L. A. Taylor 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2460 PDF
First Meteorites from a Russian Antarctic Expedition
C. A. Lorenz, M. A. Ivanova, N. G. Zinovieva, N. N. Kononkova, G. A. Yakovlev, E. V. Petrova, R. F. Muftakhetdinova, M. Yu. Larionov, V. I. Grokhovsky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract…
Origin of highly siderophile and chalcogen element fractionations in the components of unequilibrated H and LL chondrites
Yogita Kadlag, Harry Becker Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 January 2017 LINK “Osmium isotopic compositions, abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE: platinum group elements, Re and Au), the…
Rare meteorites common in the Ordovician periodOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, William F. Bottke, Surya S. Rout, Noriko T. Kita, Anders Cronholm, Céline Defouilloy, Andrei Dronov & Fredrik Terfelt Nature Astronomy 1 Article number: 0035 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-016-0035 Published online: 23 January…
The accretion and impact history of the ordinary chondrite parent bodies
Terrence Blackburn, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Richard Carlson, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 December 2016 LINK “A working timeline for the history of ordinary chondrites includes…
Natural variations in the rhenium isotopic composition of meteorites.
Liu, R., Hu, L. and Humayun, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12803 LINK “Rhenium is an important element with which to test hypotheses of isotope variation. Historically, it has been difficult to precisely correct…
Atmospheric trajectory and heliocentric orbit of the Ejby meteorite fall in Denmark on February 6, 2016
P. Spurný, J. Borovička, G. Baumgarten, H. Haack, D. Heinlein, A.N. Sørensen Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 December 2016 LINK “A very bright bolide illuminated the sky over Denmark…
AIQUILE – meteorite fall (H5, S3, W0) in Tabla Mayu (Chago K’asa), Panamá, Ch’awar Mayu, Barbechos and Cruz Loma, near AIQUILE, Cochabamba, Bolivia on 20 November 2016, ~9:45-57 p.m. UTC (~5.45-57 p.m. BOT) (UPDT: 21 Apr 2017)
Last update: 21 April 2017 In the evening of November 20, 2016, at ~5.45-57 p.m. local time, three to four detonation sounds were heard by the Quechua villagers in the area around Aiquile in Bolivia’s…
Hungaria Asteroid Region Telescopic Spectral Survey (HARTSS) I: Stony Asteroids Abundant in the Hungaria Background Population
Michael P. Lucas, Joshua P. Emery, Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Sean S. Lindsay, Vania Lorenzi Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • HARTSS describes taxonomy, mineralogy, and meteorite analogs of Hungaria…
Phosphate minerals in the H group of ordinary chondrites, and fluid activity recorded by apatite heterogeneity in the Zag H3-6 regolith breccia
Rhian H. Jones, Francis M. Mccubbin, Yunbin Guan American Mineralogist, v. 101, i. 11, p. 2452-2467 Published on November 2016, First Published on November 01, 2016, doi:10.2138/am-2016-5728 LINK “Phosphate minerals in ordinary chondrites provide a…
Formation of non-magmatic iron-meteorite group IIE
John T. Wasson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 October 2016 LINK “Instrumental neutron-activation (INAA) data for metal in 22 nonmagmatic IIE meteorites show narrow ranges in Ir and other…
Early 18th century cosmic ray flux inferred from 44Ti in Agen meteorite
Taricco, C., Sinha, N., Bhandari, N. et al. Astrophys Space Sci (2016) 361: 338. doi:10.1007/s10509-016-2909-7 First Online: 26 September 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s10509-016-2909-7 LINK “We report the measurement of radioactivity of cosmogenic 44Ti in Agen meteorite,…
Mössbauer spectroscopy of H, L and LL ordinary chondrites
Maksimova, A.A., Oshtrakh, M.I., Petrova, E.V. et al. Hyperfine Interact (2016) 237: 134. doi:10.1007/s10751-016-1344-z This article is part of the Topical Collection on Proceedings of the 2nd Mediterranean Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer…
Characterization of Carbonaceous Matter in Xenolithic Clasts from the Sharps (H3.4) Meteorite: Constraints on the Origin and Thermal Processing
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael E. Zolensky, Queenie H.S. Chan, Keisuke Nagao, A.L. David Kilcoyne, Robert J. Bodnar, Charles Farley, Zia Rahman, Loan Le, George D. Cody Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online…
EJBY (H5/6, S2, W0) registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
On August 27, 2016 EJBY was officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database. “Ejby 55°42.02’N, 12°24.33’E Hovedstaden, Denmark Confirmed fall: 2016 Feb 6 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5/6) History: (H. Haack, NHMD): A bright fireball was…
Cooling rates of LL, L and H chondrites and constraints on the duration of peak thermal conditions: Diffusion kinetic modeling and implications for fragmentation of Asteroids and impact resetting of petrologic types
Jibamitra Ganguly, Massimiliano Tirone, Kenneth Domanik Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 August 2016 LINK “We have carried out detailed thermometric and cooling history studies of several LL-, L- and…
Major elements and noble gases of the Jinju (H5) meteorite, an observed fall on March 9, 2014, in South Korea
Keisuke Nagao, Makiko K. Haba, Jong Ik Lee, Taehoon Kim, Mi Jung Lee, Changkun Park, Yong Joo Jwa, Byeon-Gak Choi GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL Vol. 50 (2016) No. 4 p. 315-325 Released on J-STAGE 20160731 abstract “The…
The valence and coordination of titanium in ordinary and enstatite chondrites
Steven B. Simon, Stephen R. Sutton, Lawrence Grossman Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 June 2016 LINK “One way to better understand processes related to chondrite metamorphism is to evaluate…
Evolution of Olivine Composition in the Meteorite Fusion Crust
Pittarello L. * McKibbin S. Debaille V. Claeys Ph. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6061 LINK
Search for Correlations Between Size and Oxygen Isotopy of OC Chondrules
Metzler K. Pack A. Hezel D. C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6441 LINK
C Chondrite Clasts in H Chondrite Regolith Breccias: Something Different
Zolensky M. * Fries M. Utas J. Chan Q. Kebukawa Y. Steele A. Bodnar R. Ito M. Nakashima D. Nakamura T. Greenwood R. Rahman Z. Le L. Ross D. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical…
Cosmogenic and Trapped Noble Gases from Csátalja H4-5
Pető M. K. Ott U. Lugaro M. Benkó Z. Nagy D. Pécskay Z. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6495 abstract
The Gao-Guenie impact melt breccia—Sampling a rapidly cooled impact melt dike on an H chondrite asteroid?.
Schmieder, M., Kring, D. A., Swindle, T. D., Bond, J. C. and Moore, C. B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12642 LINK “The Gao-Guenie H5 chondrite that fell on Burkina Faso (March 1960) has portions…
Comparison of iron-bearing minerals in ordinary chondrites from H, L and LL groups using Mössbauer spectroscopy with a high velocity resolution
A.A. Maksimova, M.I. Oshtrakh, E.V. Petrova, V.I. Grokhovsky, V.A. Semionkin Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Volume 172, 5 February 2017, Pages 65-76 LINK “Ordinary chondrites from H, L and LL groups were…
Temperature dependent grain growth of forsterite–nickel mixtures: Implications for grain growth in two-phase systems and applications to the H-chondrite parent body
J. Guignard, M.J. Toplis, M. Bystricky, M. Monnereau Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 443, 1 June 2016, Pages 20–31 LINK “Grain growth experiments in the system forsterite (Fo) + nickel (Ni) have been performed…
Correlations and zoning patterns of phosphorus and chromium in olivine from H chondrites and the LL chondrite Semarkona
McCanta, M. C., Beckett, J. R. and Stolper, E. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12604 LINK “Phosphorus zoning is observed in olivines in high-FeO (type IIA) chondrules in H chondrites over the entire range…
Characterization of Mason Gully (H5): The second recovered fall from the Desert Fireball Network
Dyl, K. A., Benedix, G. K., Bland, P. A., Friedrich, J. M., Spurný, P., Towner, M. C., O’Keefe, M. C., Howard, K., Greenwood, R., Macke, R. J., Britt, D. T., Halfpenny, A., Thostenson, J. O.,…
Paleomagnetic Evidence for a Partially Differentiated H Chondrite Parent Planetesimal
J. F. J. Bryson, B. P. Weiss, A. Scholl, A. T. Young, F. Nimmo 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1546 PDF
The Composition of the Flux of Micrometeorites after the L-Chondrite Parent Body Breakup ~470 Ma Ago: ≤1% H Chondritic, ≥99% L Chondritic
P. R. Heck, B. Schmitz, S. S. Rout, T. Tenner, K. Villalon, A. Cronholm, F. Terfelt, N. T. Kita 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1191 PDF
Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals III. Modelling the heat conductivity of porous chondrite material
Stephan Henke, Hans-Peter Gail, Mario Trieloff updated: 12 April 2016 A&A Volume 589, May 2016 Published online: 12 April 2016 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527687 LINK PDF (open access) abstract “The construction of models for the internal constitution…
A search for H-chondritic chromite grains in sediments that formed immediately after the breakup of the L-chondrite parent body 470 Ma ago
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, Surya S. Rout, Travis Tenner, Krysten Villalon, Anders Cronholm, Fredrik Terfelt, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.042 In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 January 2016 LINK “A…
Oxygen isotope and petrological study of silicate inclusions in IIE iron meteorites and their relationship with H chondrites
Kathryn H. McDermott, Richard C. Greenwood, Edward R.D. Scott, Ian A. Franchi, Mahesh Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 October 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.014 LINK “The origin of silicate-bearing irons, especially…
Widespread occurrence of (per)chlorate in the Solar System
W. Andrew Jackson, Alfonso F. Davila, Derek W.G. Sears, John D. Coates, Christopher P. McKay, Maeghan Brundrett, Nubia Estrada, J.K. Böhlke Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 470–476 LINK “Perchlorate…
Composition of Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (214869) 2007 PA8: An H Chondrite from the Outer Asteroid Belt
Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, Melissa Dykhuis, Sean Lindsay, Lucille Le Corre Accepted for publication in APJ PDF (full text) abstract
The formation of IIE iron meteorites investigated by the chondrule-bearing Mont Dieu meteorite
N. Van Roosbroek, V. Debaille, L. Pittarello, S. Goderis, M. Humayun, L. Hecht, F. Jourdan, M. J. Spicuzza, F. Vanhaecke and Ph. Claeys Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12463 Article first published online: 25 JUN…
Jinju H5 Chondrite: A New Fall in Korea Having Numerous Vugs Filled with Vapor-Phase Crystallized Minerals
Choi B.-G., Kim H., Kim H., Lee J. I., Kim T. H., Ahn I., Yi K., Hong T. E. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Fragments of Late Eocene Earth-impacting asteroids linked to disturbance of asteroid belt
Birger Schmitz , Samuele Boschi , Anders Cronholm , Philipp R. Heck , Simonetta Monechi , Alessandro Montanari , Fredrik Terfelt Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 425, 1 September 2015, Pages 77–83 LINK
The Košice meteorite fall: Recovery and strewn field
Juraj Tóth, Ján Svoreň, Jiří Borovička, Pavel Spurný, Antal Igaz, Leonard Kornoš, Peter Vereš, Marek Husárik, Július Koza, Aleš Kučera, Pavel Zigo, Štefan Gajdoš, Jozef Világi, David Čapek, Zuzana Krišandová, Dušan Tomko, Jiří Šilha, Eva…
Orbit and dynamic origin of the recently recovered Annama’s H5 chondrite
Trigo-Rodríguez J.M., Lyytinen E., Gritsevich M., Moreno-Ibáñez M., Bottke W.F., Williams I., Lupovka V., Dmitriev V., Kohout T., Grokhovsky V. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society MNRAS (May 11, 2015) 449 (2): 2119-2127. doi:…
Mineralogy, petrography, geochemistry, and classification of the Košice meteorite
Daniel Ozdín, Jozef Plavčan, Michaela Horňáčková, Pavel Uher, Vladimír Porubčan, Pavel Veis, Jozef Rakovský, Juraj Tóth, Patrik Konečný and Ján Svoreň Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12405 LINK
Cosmogenic nuclides in the Košice meteorite: Experimental investigations and Monte Carlo simulations
Pavel P. Povinec, Jozef Masarik, Ivan Sýkora, Andrej Kováčik, Juraj Beňo, Matthias M. M. Meier, Rainer Wieler, Matthias Laubenstein and Vladimir Porubčan Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12380 LINK
Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals II. Improved treatment of the compaction process
Hans-Peter Gail, Stephan Henke and Mario Trieloff A&A Volume 576, April 2015 LINK
Impact-related noncoaxial deformation in the Pułtusk H chondrite inferred from petrofabric analysis
Krzesińska, A., Gattacceca, J., Friedrich, J. M. and Rochette, P. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12429 LINK
Ti-Cr-O Isotope Systematics of the Anomalous Eucrites and Martian Meteorites
C. D. Williams, M. E. Sanborn, Q. -Z. Yin 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1671 PDF LINK
A partial melting study of an ordinary (H) chondrite composition with application to the unique achondrite Graves Nunataks 06128 and 06129
Usui, T., Jones, J. H. and Mittlefehldt, D. W. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12392 LINK
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2007 LE: Compositional Link to the Black Chondrite Rose City and Asteroid (6) Hebe
Sherry K. Fieber-Beyer, Michael J. Gaffey, William F. Bottke, Paul S. Hardersen Icarus, available online 24 December 2014 LINK
Csátalja, the largest H4-5 chondrite from Hungary
Planetary and Space Science available online 18 November 2014 János Kovács, István Sajó, Zsuzsanna Márton, Viktor Jáger, Tibor Hegedüs, Tibor Berecz, Tamás Tóth, Péter Gyenizse, András Podobni LINK
Mineral and chemical composition of the Jezersko meteorite—A new chondrite from Slovenia
Mineral and chemical composition of the Jezersko meteorite—A new chondrite from Slovenia Miler, M., Ambrožič, B., Mirtič, B., Gosar, M., Šturm, S., Dolenec, M. and Jeršek, M. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 1875–1887. doi:…
The Danebury Iron Age meteorite—An H5 ordinary chondrite “find” from Hampshire, England
Pillinger CT, Pillinger JM, Johnson D, Greenwood RC, Tindle AG, Jull AJT, Allen DH and Cunliffe B (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 6, pages 946–957, June 2014 LINK
Weakly shocked and deformed CM microxenoliths in the Pułtusk H chondrite
Krzesińska A and Fritz J Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 595–610. doi: 10.1111/maps.12276 LINK
Near-infrared Spectroscopy of 3:1 Kirkwood Gap Asteroids II: Probable and Plausible Parent Bodies; Primitive and Differentiated
Fieber-Beyer SK and Gaffey MJ Icarus Volume 229, February 2014, Pages 99–108 LINK
