Silver contents and Cu/Ag ratios in Martian meteorites and the implications for planetary differentiation
Zaicong Wang, Harry Becker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 May 2017 LINK “Silver and Cu show very similar partitioning behavior in sulfide melt-silicate melt and metal-silicate systems at low…
Crystallization history of enriched shergottites from Fe and Mg isotope fractionation in olivine megacrysts
Max Collinet, Bernard Charlier, Olivier Namur, Martin Oeser, Etienne Médard, Stefan Weyer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 March 2017 LINK “Martian meteorites are the only samples available from the…
Petrographic and geochemical evidence for multiphase formation of carbonates in the Martian orthopyroxenite Allan Hills 84001OPEN ACCESS
Moyano-Cambero, C. E., Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M., Benito, M. I., Alonso-Azcárate, J., Lee, M. R., Mestres, N., Martínez-Jiménez, M., Martín-Torres, F. J. and Fraxedas, J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12851 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian…
Two billion years of magmatism recorded from a single Mars meteorite ejection siteOPEN ACCESS
Thomas J. Lapen, Minako Righter, Rasmus Andreasen, Anthony J. Irving, Aaron M. Satkoski, Brian L. Beard, Kunihiko Nishiizumi, A. J. Timothy Jull, Marc W. Caffee Science Advances 01 Feb 2017: Vol. 3, no. 2, e1600922…
Trace elements in olivine and the petrogenesis of the intermediate, olivine-phyric shergottite NWA 10170.
Howarth, G. H. and Udry, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12799 LINK “Olivine-phyric shergottites represent primitive basaltic to picritic rocks, spanning a large range of Mg# and olivine abundances. As primitive olivine-bearing magmas are…
Northwest Africa 5790: A previously unsampled portion of the upper part of the nakhlite pile.
Brian Balta, J., Sanborn, M. E., Mayne, R. G., Wadhwa, M., McSween, H. Y. and Crossley, S. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12744 First published: 14 November 2016 LINK “We present a geochemical study…
Regolith breccia Northwest Africa 7533: Mineralogy and petrology with implications for early Mars.
Hewins, R. H., Zanda, B., Humayun, M., Nemchin, A., Lorand, J.-P., Pont, S., Deldicque, D., Bellucci, J. J., Beck, P., Leroux, H., Marinova, M., Remusat, L., Göpel, C., Lewin, E., Grange, M., Kennedy, A. and…
Mineral chemistry of the Tissint meteorite: Indications of two-stage crystallization in a closed system.
Liu, Y., Baziotis, I. P., Asimow, P. D., Bodnar, R. J. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12726 Version of Record online: 5 OCT 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12726 LINK “The Tissint meteorite is…
(U-Th)/He Ages of Phosphates from Zagami and ALHA77005 Martian Meteorites: Implications to Shock Temperatures
Kyoungwon Min, Annette Farah, Seung Ryeol Lee, Jong Ik Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 September 2016 LINK “Shock conditions of martian meteorites provide crucial information about ejection dynamics…
Water in the Martian interior—The geodynamical perspective.
Breuer, D., Plesa, A.-C., Tosi, N. and Grott, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12727 LINK “Petrological analysis of the Martian meteorites suggests that rheologically significant amounts of water are present in the Martian mantle….
Alteration minerals, fluids, and gases on early Mars: Predictions from 1-D flow geochemical modeling of mineral assemblages in meteorite ALH 84001.OPEN ACCESS
Melwani Daswani, M., Schwenzer, S. P., Reed, M. H., Wright, I. P. and Grady, M. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12713 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Clay minerals, although ubiquitous on the ancient terrains of…
The provenance, formation, and implications of reduced carbon phases in Martian meteorites.
Steele, A., McCubbin, F. M. and Fries, M. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12670 LINK “This review is intended to summarize the current observations of reduced carbon in Martian meteorites, differentiating between terrestrial contamination…
Ancient Impactor Components Preserved and Reworked in Martian Regolith Breccia Northwest Africa 7034
Steven Goderis, Alan D. Brandon, Bernhard Mayer, Munir Humayun Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 July 2016 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and paired stones represent unique samples of martian…
Martian meteorite Tissint records unique petrogenesis among the depleted shergottites.
Basu Sarbadhikari, A., Babu, E. V. S. S. K., Vijaya Kumar, T. and Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12684 Version of Record online: 19 JUL 2016 LINK “Tissint, a new unaltered piece…
Martian Alteration in Unique Meteorite NWA 8159?
Hallis L. J. * Simpson S. Mark D. Lee M. R. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6442 LINK
Chalcophile Siderophile Trace Element Systematics of Hydrothermal Pyrite from Martian Regolith Breccia NWA 7533
Lorand J.-P. * Hewins R. H. Humayun M. Remusat L. Zanda B. La C. Pont S. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6082 LINK
Multiple Olivine-Phyric Shergottite Stones of Differing Crystallization Age in the 2011 Tissint Meteorite Fall Imply Impact Excavation from a Long-Lived Depleted Magmatic Complex on Mars (Hint: Olympus Mons)
Irving A. J. * Lapen T. J. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6454 LINK
On the iron isotope composition of Mars and volatile depletion in the terrestrial planets
Paolo A. Sossi, Oliver Nebel, Mahesh Anand, Franck Poitrasson Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 June 2016 LINK “Iron is the most abundant multivalent element in planetary reservoirs, meaning…
The chlorine isotopic composition of Martian meteorites 1: Chlorine isotope composition of Martian mantle and crustal reservoirs and their interactions.
Williams, J. T., Shearer, C. K., Sharp, Z. D., Burger, P. V., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Agee, C. B. and McKeegan, K. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12647 LINK “The Martian meteorites…
A new approach to cosmogenic corrections in 40Ar/39Ar chronometry: Implications for the ages of Martian meteorites
W.S. Cassata, L.E. Borg Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 May 2016 LINK “Anomalously old 40Ar/39Ar ages are commonly obtained from Shergottites and are generally attributed to uncertainties regarding the…
New triple oxygen isotope data of bulk and separated fractions from SNC meteorites: Evidence for mantle homogeneity of Mars.
Ali, A., Jabeen, I., Gregory, D., Verish, R. and Banerjee, N. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12640 LINK “We report precise triple oxygen isotope data of bulk materials and separated fractions of several Shergotty–Nakhla–Chassigny…
Exsolution and shock microstructures of igneous pyroxene clasts in the Northwest Africa 7533 Martian meteorite.
Leroux, H., Jacob, D., Marinova, M., Hewins, R. H., Zanda, B., Pont, S., Lorand, J.-P. and Humayun, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12637 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7533 is a Martian regolith breccia. This…
Reassessing the Cooling Rate and Geologic Setting of Martian Meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817
Frank Richter, Marc Chaussidon, Ruslan Mendybaev, Edwin Kite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2016 LINK “Lithium concentration and isotopic fractionation profiles across augite grains from two Martian meteorites…
Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic and REE studies of igneous components in the bulk matrix domain of Martian breccia Northwest Africa 7034
Nyquist, L. E., Shih, C.-Y., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Shearer, C. K., Peng, Z. X., Burger, P. V. and Agee, C. B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12606 LINK “The bulk matrix domain…
Ni/S/Cl systematics and the origin of impact-melt glasses in Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine 79001
Schrader, C. M., Cohen, B. A., Donovan, J. J. and Vicenzi, E. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12612 LINK “Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine A79001 (EET 79001) has received considerable attention for the unusual composition…
Water and the Formation of the Northwest Africa 8114 Martian Regolith
J. L. MacArthur, J. C. Bridges, L. J. Hicks, R. Burgess, K. H. Joy 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2916 PDF
Ar Ages of Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
F. N. Lindsay, J. S. Delaney, B. D. Turrin, G. F. Herzog, J. Park, C. C. Swisher III 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3013 PDF
Electron Probe Microanalysis, Micro X-Ray Diffraction, and Deuterium-Hydrogen Analysis of Hydrous Alteration in Martian Meteorites Northwest Africa 10416 and 8159
Z. Vaci, H. E. Newsom, C. B. Agee, A. J. Brearley, O. Tschauner, C. D. K. Herd 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2538 PDF
40Ar/39Ar Systematics and Noble Gas Components in the Early Amazonian Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 8159
W. S. Cassata 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2118 PDF
Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Apatite in Northwest Africa 7034: A Record of the “Intermediate” H-Isotopic Reservoir in the Martian Crust?
F. M. McCubbin, J. J. Barnes, A. R. Santos, J. W. Boyce, M. Anand, I. A. Franchi, C. B. Agee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1326 PDF
A gamma-ray spectroscopy survey of Omani meteorites
Patrick Weber, Beda A Hoffmann, Tamer Tolba, Jean-Luc Vuilleumier submitted to Meteoritics ans Planetary Science PDF (open access) abstract “The gamma-ray activities of 33 meteorite samples (30 ordinary chondrites, 1 Mars meteorite, 1 iron, 1…
The chlorine isotope composition of Martian meteorites 2. Implications for the early solar system and the formation of Mars
Sharp, Z., Williams, J., Shearer, C., Agee, C. and McKeegan, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12591 Article first published online: 22 JAN 2016 LINK “We determined the chlorine isotope composition of 16 Martian meteorites…
A Pb isotopic resolution to the Martian meteorite age paradox
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, R.B. Kielman, P.A. Bland, G.K. Benedix Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 December 2015 LINK “Determining the chronology and quantifying various…
The Pb isotopic evolution of the Martian mantle constrained by initial Pb in Martian meteorites
Bellucci, J. J., Nemchin, A. A., Whitehouse, M. J., Snape, J. F., Bland, P., Benedix, G.K. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 21 November 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004809 LINK “The Pb isotopic compositions of…
Nickeliferous pyrite tracks pervasive hydrothermal alteration in Martian regolith breccia: A study in NWA 7533
Lorand, J.-P., Hewins, R. H., Remusat, L., Zanda, B., Pont, S., Leroux, H., Marinova, M., Jacob, D., Humayun, M., Nemchin, A., Grange, M., Kennedy, A. and Göpel, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12565 LINK…
High-sensitivity HPGe gamma-spectrometry analysis of radionuclides in Martian meteorites
Pavel P. Povinec , Ivan Sýkora, Andrej Kováčik, Christian Koeberl Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry pp 1-5 LINK
Small melt inclusions can record bulk magma compositions: A planetary example from the Martian basalt (shergottite) Tissint.
Sonzogni, Y. and Treiman, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12516 LINK “Melt inclusions in igneous minerals can provide constraints on magma compositions, especially for planetary samples where mass is severely limited. Small inclusions (
Normal to inverse transition in martian spinel: Understanding the interplay between chromium, vanadium, and iron valence state partitioning through a crystal-chemical lens
James J. Papike, Paul V. Burger, Aaron S. Bell, Charles K. Shearer, Loan Le and John Jones American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5208 v. 100 no. 10 p. 2018-2025 LINK
The calcium isotope systematics of Mars
Tomáš Magna, Nikolaus Gussone, Klaus Mezger Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 86–94 LINK
Modal abundances of pyroxene, olivine, and mesostasis in nakhlites: Heterogeneity, variation, and implications for nakhlite emplacement.
Corrigan, C. M., Velbel, M. A. and Vicenzi, E. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12492 LINK
Opal-A in the Nakhla meteorite: A tracer of ephemeral liquid water in the Amazonian crust of Mars
Lee, M. R., MacLaren, I., Andersson, S. M. L., Kovács, A., Tomkinson, T., Mark, D. F. and Smith, C. L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12471 LINK
Evidence for the exsolution of Cl-rich fluids in martian magmas: Apatite petrogenesis in the enriched lherzolitic shergottite Northwest Africa 7755
G.H. Howarth, J.F. Pernet-Fisher, R.J. Bodnar, L.A. Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 June 2015 LINK
Evidence for methane in Martian meteorites
Nigel J. F. Blamey, John Parnell, Sean McMahon, Darren F. Mark, Tim Tomkinson, Martin Lee, Jared Shivak, Matthew R. M. Izawa, Neil R. Banerjee, Roberta L. Flemming, Nature Communications 6, Article number: 7399 doi:10.1038/ncomms8399 Published…
Evidence for Exotic Fe-, Ti-, and P-Enriched Magmas on Mars from Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
Santos A. R. * Agee C. B. McCubbin F. M. Shearer C. K. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5279 abstract (PDF)
Siderophile Elements in Pristine and Altered Clasts in NWA 7533
Waeselmann N. Humayun M. * Yang S. Hewins R. H. Zanda B. Leroux H. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5358 abstract (PDF)
Rare-Earth minerals in Martian Meteorite NWA 7034/7533: Evidence for Fluid-Rock Interaction in Martian Crust
Liu Y. * Ma C. Chen Y. Beckett J. Guan Y. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5051 abstract (PDF)
New Constraints on the Water Budget in the Martian Breccia Meteorite NWA 7533
Remusat L. * Zanda B. Beck P. Lorand J.-P. Pont S. Leroux H. Hewins R. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5125 abstract (PDF)
Chlorophaeite-Bearing Nakhlite Northwest Africa 10153: Petrology, Oxygen, and Hafnium Isotopic Composition, and Implications for Magmatic or Crustal Water on Mars
Irving A. J., Kuehner S. M., Ziegler K., Andreasen R., Righter M., Lapen T. J., Pitt D. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Candidates source regions of Martian Meteorites as identified by OMEGA/MEx
A. Ody, F. Poulet, C. Quantin, J.-P. Bibring, J.L. Bishop, M.D. Dyar Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.019 LINK
Spatial distributions of secondary minerals in the Martian meteorite MIL 03346,168 determined by Raman spectroscopic imaging
Zongcheng Ling and Alian Wang Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 15 MAY 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004805 LINK
Various aspects of the petrogenesis of the Martian shergottite meteorites
Jones, J. H. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12421 LINK
Tracking the source of the enriched martian meteorites in olivine-hosted melt inclusions of two depleted shergottites, Yamato 980459 and Tissint
T.J. Peters, J.I. Simon, J.H. Jones, T. Usui, R. Moriwaki, R.C. Economos, A.K. Schmitt, K.D. McKeegan Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 418, 15 May 2015, Pages 91–102 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.033 LINK
Petrography and composition of Martian regolith breccia meteorite Northwest Africa 7475
Wittmann, A., Korotev, R. L., Jolliff, B. L., Irving, A. J., Moser, D. E., Barker, I. and Rumble, D. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50: 326–352. doi: 10.1111/maps.12425 first published online: 19 FEB 2015 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
Siderophile and chalcophile element abundances in shergottites: Implications for Martian core formation
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter, Gwendolyn Jefferson, Dana Fields and Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12384 LINK
NWA 8694 – a new Chassignite classified
NWA 8694 back-scattered electron microscope image photo: Labenne Meteorites Meteoritical Bulletin Database Writeup
Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall
J. Brian Balta, Matthew E. Sanborn, Arya Udry, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Harry Y. McSween Jr. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12403 LINK
Partitioning of light lithophile elements during basalt eruptions on Earth and application to Martian shergottites
Marie Edmonds Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 411, 1 February 2015, Pages 142–150 LINK
Pb-isotopic evidence for an early, enriched crust on Mars
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, M. Humayun, R. Hewins, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 34–41 available online 2 December 2014 LINK (open access)
The ‘Black Beauty’ meteorite NWA 7034 (Science Podcast)
Science Podcast: 28 November 2014 The ‘Black Beauty’ meteorite NWA 7034 Eric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite–a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. (starting at 9:20 running time) AUDIO (MP3)
NanoSIMS analysis of organic carbon from the Tissint Martian meteorite: Evidence for the past existence of subsurface organic-bearing fluids on Mars
Lin, Y., El Goresy, A., Hu, S., Zhang, J., Gillet, P., Xu, Y., Hao, J., Miyahara, M., Ouyang, Z., Ohtani, E., Xu, L., Yang, W., Feng, L., Zhao, X., Yang, J. and Ozawa, S. (2014)…
‘A castaway from ancient Mars’ by Eric Hand
A castaway from ancient Mars by Eric Hand Science, 25 November 2014 LINK
Crystal chemistry of merrillite from Martian meteorites: Mineralogical recorders of magmatic processes and planetary differentiation
C. K. Shearer, P. V. Burger, J. J. Papike, F. M. McCubbin and A. S. Bell Meteoritics & Planetary Science, article first published online: 18 NOV 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12355 LINK
Redox-driven exsolution of iron-titanium oxides in magnetite in Miller Range (MIL) 03346 nakhlite: Evidence for post crystallization oxidation in the nakhlite cumulate pile?
Kevin Righter, Lindsay P. Keller, Zia Rahman and Roy Christoffersen American Mineralogist, November-December 2014, v. 99, p. 2313-2319 doi: 10.2138/am-2014-4926 v. 99 no. 11-12 p. 2313-2319 LINK
New bulk sulfur measurements of Martian meteorites and modeling the fate of sulfur during melting and crystallization – Implications for sulfur transfer from Martian mantle to crust–atmosphere system
Shuo Ding, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Cin-Ty A. Lee, Meenakshi Wadhwa Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 409, 1 January 2015, Pages 157–167 17 November 2014 LINK
Northwest Africa 8159: An approximately 2.3 Billion Year Old Martian Olivine-Bearing Augite Basalt
Simon, J. I., Peters, T. J., Tappa, M. J., Agee, C. B. Based on petrology, mineralogy, and bulk composition, the new NWA 8159 martian meteorite is distinct from all known samples from Mars. In particular,…
Ferric saponite and serpentine in the nakhlite martian meteorites
Hicks LJ, Bridges JC and Gurman SJ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 136, 1 July 2014, Pages 194–210 LINK (open access)
The Source Crater of Martian Shergottite Meteorites
Werner SC, Ody A and Poulet F Published Online March 6 2014 Science 21 March 2014: Vol. 343 no. 6177 pp. 1343-1346 DOI: 10.1126/science.1247282 LINK
Insights into the Martian mantle: The age and isotopics of the meteorite fall Tissint
Brennecka, G. A., Borg, L. E. and Wadhwa, M. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 412–418, March 2014 LINK
K2O-rich trapped melt in olivine in the Nakhla meteorite: Implications for petrogenesis of nakhlites and evolution of the Martian mantle
Goodrich, C. A., Treiman, A. H., Filiberto, J., Gross, J. and Jercinovic, M. (2013) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48: 2371–2405. doi: 10.1111/maps.12226s.12217 LINK
Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533
Humayun M et al. (2013) Nature 503, 513–516 (28 November 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12764 LINK
Planetary science: A chunk of ancient Mars
McSween H.Y. Nature 503, 473–474 (28 November 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12836 LINK
No Martian soil component in shergottite meteorites
Barrat JA, Jambon A, Ferrière L, Bollinger C, Langlade JA, Liorzou C, Boudouma O and Fialin M (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 125, 15 January 2014, Pages 23–33 LINK
