Geochemistry of pallasite olivine and the origin of pallasites
David W. Mittlefehldt Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 13 August 2024 LINK “I have done major element analyses by electron microprobe, in-situ trace element analyses by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and instrumental…
Olivine aggregates reveal a complex collisional history of the main group pallasite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas P. Walte, Gregor J. Golabek MAPSVersion of Record online: 08 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine aggregates, bodies found in pallasites that consist of olivines with coherent grain boundaries and minor amounts…
Tungsten and molybdenum isotopic evidence for an impact origin of pallasites
Thomas S. Kruijer, Christoph Burkhardt, Lars E. Borg, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 584, 15 April 2022 LINK “Highlights • Strong isotopic and chronological link between pallasites and IIIAB iron meteorites.• Main-group pallasite…
Ferrovolcanism on metal worlds and the origin of pallasitesOPEN ACCESS
Brandon C. Johnson, Michael M. Sori & Alexander J. Evans Nature Astronomy, 1–4, published: 16 September 2019 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As differentiated planetesimals cool, their cores can solidify from the outside in1, as evidenced…
The Fukang pallasite: Characterization and implications for the history of the Main‐group parent body
Daniella N. Della Giustina, Namrah Habib, Kenneth J. Domanik, Dolores H. Hill, Dante S. Lauretta, Yulia S. Goreva, Marvin Killgore, Yang Hexiong, Robert T. Downs Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 16 July 2019 LINK…
Olivine grain growth in partially molten Fe–Ni–S: A proxy for the genesis of pallasite meteorites
Giulio F.D. Solferino, Gregor J. Golabek Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 504, 15 December 2018, Pages 38-52 LINK “Highlights • Olivine grain growth in metal matrix is faster when metal is partially molten. •…
Formation of the Treysa quintet and the main-group pallasites by impact-generated processes in the IIIAB asteroid.
Wasson, J. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12635 LINK “Treysa and Delegate have compositions closely similar to those of IIIAB irons but plot above the IIIAB field on Ir-Au diagrams; for this reason they…
Pallasite paleomagnetism: Quiescence of a core dynamo
Claire I.O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 441, 1 May 2016, Pages 103–112 Available online 9 March 2016 LINK (open access)…
