Effect of NaCrSi2O6 component on Lindsley’s pyroxene thermometer: An evaluation based on strongly metamorphosed LL chondrites.
Nakamuta, Y., Urata, K., Shibata, Y. and Kuwahara, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12808 LINK “In Lindsley’s thermometry, a revised sequence of calculation of components is proposed for clinopyroxene, in which kosmochlor component is…
Nanoindenting the Chelyabinsk meteorite to learn about impact deflection effects in asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Eva Pellicer, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Iwan P. Williams, Jürgen Blum, Patrick Michel, Michael Küppers, Marina Martínez-Jiménez, Ivan Lloro, Jordi Sort Astrophysical Journal (2017) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract Update (24 January 2017): LINK…
NWA 10214—An LL3 chondrite breccia with an assortment of metamorphosed, shocked, and unique chondrite clasts.
Rubin, A. E., Breen, J. P., Isa, J. and Tutorow, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12797 LINK “NWA 10214 is an LL3-6 breccia containing ~8 vol% clasts including LL5, LL6, and shocked-darkened LL fragments…
Chelyabinsk – a rock with many different (stony) faces: An infrared study
Andreas Morlok, Addi Bischoff, Markus Patzek, Martin Sohn, Harald Hiesinger Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • We studied 3 lithologies of the Chelyabinsk meteorite in the mid-infrared. •…
Mössbauer spectroscopy of NWA 6286 and NWA 7857 ordinary chondrites
A.A. Maksimova, M.I. Oshtrakh, I. Felner, A.V. Chukin, M.S. Karabanalov, V.A. Semionkin Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1140, 15 July 2017, Pages 122-126 LINK “Highlights • Mössbauer spectroscopy of NWA 6286 and NWA 7857 LL6…
Extreme early solar system chemical fractionation recorded by alkali-rich clasts contained in ordinary chondrite breccias
Tatsunori Yokoyama, Keiji Misawa, Osamu Okano, Chi-Yu Shih, Laurence E. Nyquist, Justin I. Simon, Michael J. Tappa, Shigekazu Yoneda Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 November 2016 LINK “Highlights…
The 57Fe hyperfine interactions in the iron-bearing phases in some LL ordinary chondrites
Oshtrakh, M.I., Maksimova, A.A., Grokhovsky, V.I. et al. Hyperfine Interact (2016) 237: 138. doi:10.1007/s10751-016-1343-0 Proceedings of the International Conference on Hyperfine Interactions and their Applications (HYPERFINE 2016), Leuven, Belgium, 3-8 July 2016 LINK “The study…
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…
Multi-scale three-dimensional characterization of iron particles in dusty olivine: Implications for paleomagnetism of chondritic meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Joshua F.Einsle, Richard J. Harrison, Takeshi Kasama, Pádraig Ó Conbhuí, Karl Fabian, Wyn Williams, Leonie Woodland, Roger R. Fu, Benjamin P. Weiss, Paul A. Midgley American Mineralogist, v. 101, i. 9, p. 2070-2084, First Published…
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…
57Fe Mössbauer study of the Chainpur meteorite
Nancy N. Elewa, R. Cobas, J. M. Cadogan Hyperfine Interactions December 2016, 237:107 First online: 20 July 2016 LINK “The Chainpur meteorite is one of 23 ordinary chondrites classified as LL3-type (low-Fe & low-metal). It…
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…
LL Chondritic Breccias and their Significance to the Evolution of LL Parent Bodies
Kimura M. * Yamaguchi A. Nagao K. Haba M. K. Chaeys Ph. Debaille V. Pittarello L. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6126 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
Nanomorphology of Itokawa regolith particles:Application to space-weathering processes affecting the Itokawa asteroid
Toru Matsumoto, Akira Tsuchiama, Kentaro Uesugi, Tsukasa Nakano, Masayuki Uesugi, Junya Matsuno, Takashi Nagano, Akira Shimada, Akihisa Takeuchi, Yoshio Suzuki, Tomoki Nakamura, Michihiko Nakamura, Arnold Gucsik, Keita Nagaki, Tatsuhiro Sakaiya, Tadashi Kondo Geochimica et Cosmochimica…
Photostimulated luminescence applicable to pre-screening of potassium-rich phases in chondritic breccias
Tatsunori Yokoyama, Keiji Misawa, Osamu Okano, Haruka Minowa, Takaaki Fukuoka Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry pp 1-9 First online: 10 May 2016 LINK “The identification of alkali-rich components in extraterrestrial materials along with their…
Cosmic-ray exposure ages of chondrules.
Roth, A. S. G., Metzler, K., Baumgartner, L. P. and Leya, I. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12658 Article first published online: 9 MAY 2016 LINK “If chondrules were exposed to cosmic rays prior to…
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…
STUBENBERG – Fall (LL6) in Bavaria, Germany on 6 March 2016 at 9:36:51-56 p.m. UTC
An updated and extended version of this post has been established on this page: STUBENBERG Last update: 31 May 2017 The Stubenberg meteorite—An LL6 chondrite fragmental breccia recovered soon after precise prediction of the strewn…
Meteorites found on Misfits Flat dry lake, Nevada.
Harlan, S., Jenniskens, P., Zolensky, M. E., Yin, Q.-Z., Verosub, K. L., Rowland, D. J., Sanborn, M., Huyskens, M., Creager, E. R., Jull, A. J. T. and (The Misfits Flat Meteorite Consortium) Meteoritics & Planetary…
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…
New Kind of Chondrite: A Clast with Carbonaceous, Ordinary, and Unique Characteristics in the Northwest Africa 10214 LL3 Breccia
A. E. Rubin, J. P. Breen, J. Isa, S. Tutorow 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1048 PDF
Micro-Inclusions in a Layered Clast in Semarkona
D. S. Ebel, M. K. Weisberg, E. Dobrica, J. N. Bigolski, A. J. Brearley, K. Ziegler 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1779 PDF
CAIs in Semarkona (LL3.0)
R. K. Mishra, J. I. Simon, D. K. Ross, K. K. Marhas 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2750 PDF
Mobility of Iron and Nickel at Low Temperatures: Implications for 60Fe-60Ni Systematics of Chondrules from Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites
Myriam Telus, Gary R. Huss, Ryan C. Ogliore, Kazuhide Nagashima, Daryl L. Howard, Matthew G. Newville, Andrew G. Tomkins Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.046 LINK “The…
Chemistry and oxygen isotopic composition of cluster chondrite clasts and their components in LL3 chondrites
Metzler, K. and Pack, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12592 Article first published online: 25 JAN 2016 LINK “Cluster chondrites are characterized by close-fit textures of deformed and indented chondrules, taken as evidence for…
40Ar/39Ar age of material returned from asteroid 25143 Itokawa
Park, J., Turrin, B. D., Herzog, G. F., Lindsay, F. N., Delaney, J. S., Swisher, C. C., Uesugi, M., Karouji, Y., Yada, T., Abe, M., Okada, T. and Ishibashi, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi:…
Mn-Cr relative sensitivity factor in ferromagnesian olivines defined for SIMS measurements with a Cameca ims-1280 ion microprobe: Implications for dating secondary fayalite
Patricia M. Doyle, Kaori Jogo, Kazuhide Nagashima, Gary R. Huss, Alexander N. Krot Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 October 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.010 LINK “The short-lived radionuclide 53Mn, which decays to…
Spectral calibration for deriving surface mineralogy of Asteroid (25143) Itokawa from Hayabusa Near-Infrared Spectrometer (NIRS) Data
Megha Bhatt, Vishnu Reddy, Lucille Le Corre, Juan A. Sanchez, Tasha Dunn, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Jian-Yang Li, Kris J. Becker, Lynn Weller Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 September 2015 LINK
Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages of Chondrules
Roth A. S. G. * Metzler K. Hofmann B. Baumgartner L. P. Leya I. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5224 abstract (PDF)
The Vicência meteorite fall: A new unshocked (S1) weakly metamorphosed (3.2) LL chondrite
Keil, K., Zucolotto, M. E., Krot, A. N., Doyle, P. M., Telus, M., Krot, T. V., Greenwood, R. C., Franchi, I. A., Wasson, J. T., Welten, K. C., Caffee, M. W., Sears, D. W. G.,…
Hydrogen and major element concentrations on 433 Eros: Evidence for an L- or LL-chondrite-like surface composition
Peplowski, P. N., Bazell, D., Evans, L. G., Goldsten, J. O., Lawrence, D. J. and Nittler, L. R. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12434 LINK
A new classification of Nyirábrany, an ordinary chondrite from Hungary
Mészáros M., Kereszturi A., Ditrói-Puskás Z. Meteorites Vol. 3, Nos. 1–2, 2014, 19–32 DOI 10.5277/met140102 PDF (full text) Meteorites (Vol. 3) Publishers: Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology; Polish Meteorite Society
Trace element geochemistry of ordinary chondrite chondrules: the type I/type II chondrule dichotomy
Emmanuel Jacquet, Olivier Alard, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 14 February 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.005 LINK
Primary Feldspar in Semarkona (LL3.00) Chondrules
J. A. Lewis, R. H. Jones 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2067 PDF LINK
Fine-Grained Rims and Matrix in Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites: A Comparative Study of Northwest Africa 5717 (Ung. 3.05) and Semarkona (LL3.00)
J. N. Bigolski, M. E. Zolensky, R. Christoffersen, M. K. Weisberg, Z. Rahman 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2126 PDF LINK
Formation of Carbon-Rich Grains by the Chelyabinsk and Nio Meteoritic Showers
Y. Miura, T. Tanosaki 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1666 PDF LINK
Chelyabinsk Ar-Ar Ages — A Young Heterogeneous LL5 Chondrite
F. N. Lindsay, G. F. Herzog, J. Park, B. D. Turrin, J. S. Delaney, C. C. Swisher III 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2226 PDF LINK
Link between the potentially hazardous asteroid (86039) 1999 NC43 and the Chelyabinsk meteoroid tenuous
Vishnu Reddy, David Vokrouhlický, William F. Bottke, Petr Pravec, Juan A. Sanchez, Bruce L. Gary, Rachel Klima, Edward A. Cloutis, Adrián Galád, Tan Thiam Guan, Kamil Hornoch, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Peter Kušnirák, Lucille Le Corre,…
Mineralogy of some evolved LL chondrites with reference to asteroid materials and solar system evolution
Hiroshi Takeda, Hiroshi Nagaoka, Akira Yamaguchi, Yuzuru Karouji, Yuuki Yazawa Earth, Planets and Space 2015, 67:5 doi:10.1186/s40623-014-0167-x PDF LINK LINK (abstract)
The Chelyabinsk meteorite fall from 2013 – new results on mineralogical and physical properties
Viktor H. Hoffmann (Univ. Muenchen, Univ. Tuebingen), Rupert Hochleitner (MSCM Muenchen), Melanie Kaliwoda (MSCM Muenchen), Minoru Funaki (NIPR), Yuhjii Yamamoto (KCC/JAMSTEC, Univ. Kochi), Kasuhito Kodama (KCC/JAMSTEC, Univ. Kochi), Karl-Thomas Fehr (Univ. Muenchen) PDF LINK
The 18.07 kg Asuka 12389 (LL3-6) on permanent display in Muséum des Sciences naturelles in Brussels, Belgium.
The 18.07 kg Asuka 12389 (LL3-6) on permanent display in Muséum des Sciences naturelles in Brussels, Belgium. Asuka 12389 (in the museum) Asuka 12389 (in situ) LINK
Chromium Valences in Ureilite Olivine and Implications for Ureilite Petrogenesis
Goodrich CA, Sutton SR, Wirick S and Jercinovic MJ (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 122, 1 December 2013, Pages 280–305 [doi:10.1016/j.gca.2013.08.003] LINK
Physical Properties, Structure and Fracturing of the Chelyabinsk LL5 Meteorite Body
Grokhovsky, V. I.; Kohout, , T.; Gritsevich, M.; Koneva, E. V. PDF LINK
Mineralogy, reflectance spectra, and physical properties of the Chelyabinsk LL5 chondrite – insight into shock-induced changes in asteroid regoliths
Kohout T, Gritsevich M, Grokhovsky VI, Yakovlev GA, Haloda J, Halodova P, Michallik RM, Penttilä A and Muinonen K Icarus Volume 228, 15 January 2014, Pages 78–85 LINK
