Fossil records of early solar irradiation and cosmolocation of the CAI factory: A reappraisalOPEN ACCESS
David V. Bekaert, Maureen Auro, Quinn R. Shollenberger, Ming-Chang Liu, Horst Marschall, Kevin W. Burton, Benjamin Jacobsen, Gregory A. Brennecka, Glenn J. McPherson, Richard von Mutius, Adam Sarafian, and Sune G. Nielsen Science Advances •…
An experimental study on oxygen isotope exchange reaction between CAI melt and low-pressure water vapor under simulated Solar nebular conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Daiki Yamamoto, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Shogo Tachibana, Michiru Kamibayashi, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 September 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) are known as the oldest high-temperature mineral…
Cosmic Ray Induced Mass-Independent Oxygen Isotope Exchange: A Novel Mechanism for Producing 16O depletions in the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
G. Dominguez, J. Lucas, L. Tafla, M.C. Liu, K. McKeegan PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A fundamental puzzle of our solar system’s formation is understanding why the terrestrial bodies including the planets, comets, and asteroids are depleted…
Cathodoluminescence, Raman and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersion system mapping to unravel the mineralogy and texture of an altered Ca-Al-rich inclusion in Renazzo CR2 carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Mario Tribaudino, Danilo Bersani, Luciana Mantovani, Mattia Pizzati, Giancarlo Salviati Journal of Raman SpectroscopyFirst published: 05 September 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “An altered fluffy type A Ca-Al-rich inclusion in the CR2 Renazzo carbonaceous…
A Solar System formation analogue in the Ophiuchus star-forming complex
John C. Forbes, João Alves & Douglas N. C. Lin Nature Astronomy (2021) LINK “Anomalies among the daughter nuclei of the extinct short-lived radionuclides in calcium–aluminium-rich inclusions indicate that the Solar System must have been…
Survival of presolar p-nuclide carriers in the nebula revealed by stepwise leaching of Allende refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Bruce L. A. Charlier, François L. H. Tissot, Hauke Vollstaedt, Nicolas Dauphas, Colin J. N. Wilson, Ren T. Marquez Science Advances 09 Jul 2021:Vol. 7, no. 28, eabf6222 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 87Rb-87Sr…
Oxygen and Al-Mg isotopic constraints on cooling rate and age of partial melting of an Allende Type B CAI, Golfball
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Shoichi Itoh, Naoya Sakamoto, Steven B. Simon, Daiki Yamamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 July 2021 LINK “Coarse-grained, igneous Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) in CV chondrites formed through multiple…
Statistical Chronometry: Anchors Away!
Desch S. J., Dunlap D. R., Williams C. D., Torrano Z. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6231) PDF We fit 4 parameters (CAI Pb-Pb ages; solar system initial 53Mn/55Mn,…
CAIs in Ordinary and Enstatite Chondrites
Dunham E. T. *, Liu M.-C., Matsuda N., McKeegan K. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6133) PDF NC CAIs / Very small and rare, unlike / CC CAIs.
The Conspicuous Compound Chondrule-CAI Conundrum: A Case Study Within the Brecciated CM2.2 Lithology of the Carbonaceous Breccia Aguas Zarcas
Martin P. M. C., Lee M. R. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6190) PDF Discovery of a new Compound Chondrule-CAI (CCCAI) within the brecciated CM2.2 lithology of the carbonaceous breccia…
Investigating the Origin of Oxygen Isotopic Variations in Meteorites
Burbine T. H., Greenwood R. C. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6210) PDF We are currently undertaking modeling to investigate how the oxygen isotopic variations seen in meteorites can be…
Oxygen Isotope Reservoirs in the Solar Nebula
Desch S. J., Mane P., Dunham E. T., Williams C. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6244) PDF Our astrophysical model combining magnetic forces on dust during star formation and…
Atomic-scale Evidence for Open-system Thermodynamics in the Early Solar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
Thomas J. Zega, Venkat Rao Manga, Fred Ciesla, Krishna Muralidharan, Keitaro Watanabe and Hiromi Inada The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report a new integrated framework that…
An evolutionary condensation sequence revealed by mineralogically-distinct nodules in fine-grained, spinel-rich inclusions from CV3 chondrites: Implications for the genetic links between different types of non-igneous refractory inclusions
Shaofan Che, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 June 2021 LINK “Fine-grained, spinel-rich inclusions (FGIs) are abundant in CV3 chondrites and exhibit textures and compositions that are consistent…
Evidence for protosolar graphene in Allende and QUE 94366 CV3 meteorites
Chaitanya Giri, Andrew Steele, Marc Fries Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 May 2021 LINK “Highlights o Nanoscale graphene is found embedded in refractory inclusions of two different CV3 meteorites, Allende…
Origin of minerals in åkermanite-rich patch texture and oxygen isotopic evolution of compact Type A Ca-Al-rich inclusions from the Northwest Africa 7865 CV chondrite
Akimasa Suzumura, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Yusuke Seto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Shoichi Itoh Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 April 2021 LINK “We report the in-situ oxygen isotopic distributions corresponding to the petrographic-mineralogical observation…
Shape and porosity of refractory inclusions in CV3 chondrites: A micro‐computed tomography (µCT) study
Mingming Zhang, Brett Clark, Ashley J. King, Sara S. Russell, Yangting Lin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:17 March 2021 LINK “Refractory calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions (CAIs) and amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) in chondritic meteorites are…
Constraints on Chondrule Generation, Disk Dynamics, and Asteroid Accretion from the Compositions of Carbonaceous Meteorites
Bryson J. F. J., Brennecka G. A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1301 PDF “The compositions of CC chondrites and iron meteorites originate from mixing NC chondrite material, CAI material, and CI…
Inheritance of Meteoritic Isotopic Anomalies from a Zoned Protosolar Cloud
Jacquet E., Pignatale F. C. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1042 PDF “Sequential infall from an isotopically zoned protosolar cloud created the range of isotopic compositions fossilized by CAIs. Bulk meteorites sample…
Oxygen Isotope Reservoirs in the Solar Nebula
Mane P., Desch S. J., Dunham E. T., Williams C. D. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2021, abstract #2566 PDF
Separate CAI Reservoirs for Allende (CV3) and Murchison (CM2)
D. S. Ebel, Fendrich K. V. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2311 PDF “Chemical compositions, textures, and sizes of CAIs reveal characteristic populations in CV and CM chondrites. With chondrule evidence, this…
Initial 244Pu/238U Ratios and Search for Presolar SiC in CAIs Inferred from Noble Gas and Trace Element Abundances in CAIs from CV3 Chondrites
D. Nakashima, Friedrich J. M., Ott U. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1944 PDF “The Pu/U ratio estimated from noble gas and REE abundances in the five CV3 CAIs is consistent with…
Microstructures of enstatite in fine-grained CAIs from CV3 chondrites: Implications for mechanisms and conditions of formation
Shaofan Che, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 January 2021 LINK “Enstatite is a ubiquitous phase in chondritic meteorites, interplanetary dust particles, and cometary samples. In equilibrium condensation models, enstatite is predicted…
Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
J. Y. Hu, N. Dauphas, F. L. H. Tissot, R. Yokochi, T. J. Ireland, Z. Zhang, A. M. Davis, F. J. Ciesla, L. Grossman, B. L. A. Charlier, M. Roskosz, E. E. Alp, M. Y….
Modeling the evaporation of CAI-like melts, and constraining the origin of CH-CB CAIs
Marina A. Ivanova, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Sergei I. Shornikov, Cyril A. Lorenz, Glenn J. MacPherson Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 January 2021 LINK “To address the bulk compositions of CAIs…
Petrographic and isotopic investigations of two unusual Ca-Al-rich Inclusions from primitive CO3 chondrites
A. T. Hertwig, M.-C. Liu, A.J. Brearley, S.B. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 December 2020 LINK “We performed high-precision SIMS (secondary ion mass spectrometry) 26Al-26Mg and oxygen isotope analyses of two unique CAIs,…
Al‐Mg isotopic study of spinel‐rich fine‐grained CAIs
Glenn J. MacPherson, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst published: 23 December 2020 LINK “High‐precision SIMS analyses of seven spinel‐rich fine‐grained CAIs from the CV3 chondrites Efremovka, Kaba, and Vigarano and the…
Astronomical context of Solar System formation from molybdenum isotopes in meteorite inclusions
Gregory A. Brennecka, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine Science 13 Nov 2020:Vol. 370, Issue 6518, pp. 837-840DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz8482 LINK “Calcium-aluminum–rich inclusions (CAIs) in meteorites are the first solids to…
Irradiation origin of 10Be in the solar nebula: Evidence from Li-Be-B and Al-Mg isotope systematics, and REE abundances of CAIs from Yamato-81020 CO3.05 chondrite
Kohei Fukuda, Hajime Hiyagon, Wataru Fujiya, Takanori Kagoshima, Keita Itano, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Noriko T. Kita, Yuji Sano Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 October 2020 LINK “We have performed in situ…
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 ±…
Mineralogical and oxygen isotopic study of a new ultrarefractory inclusion in the Northwest Africa 3118 CV3 chondrite
Yong Xiong, Ai‐Cheng Zhang, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Chi Ma, Naoya Sakamoto, Jia‐Ni Chen, Li‐Xin Gu, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 October 2020 LINK “Calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions (CAIs) are the first solid materials…
Structure of type A CAI-like melts: A view from multi-nuclear NMR study of melilite (Ca2Al2SiO7-Ca2MgSi2O7) glasses
Sun Young Park, Changkun Park, Hyun Na Kim, Seoyoung Lee, Sung Keun Lee Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 September 2020 LINK “Highlights • The coordination number of Al in melilite glasses and…
Did a Complex Carbon Cycle Operate in the Inner Solar System?OPEN ACCESS
Joseph A. Nuth, Frank T. Ferguson, Hugh G. M. Hill and Natasha M. Johnson Life 2020, 10(9), 206 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Solids in the interstellar medium consist of an intimate mixture of silicate and…
Experiments quantifying elemental and isotopic fractionations during evaporation of CAI-like melts in low-pressure hydrogen and in vacuum: Constraints on thermal processing of CAI in the protoplanetary disk
Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Michiru Kamibayashi, Fang-Zhen Teng, Paul S. Savage, Bastian Georg, Frank M. Richter, Shogo Tachibana Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 September 2020 LINK “It is widely believed…
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…
One of the earliest refractory inclusions and its implications for solar system history
Jean-David Bodénan, Natalie A. Starkey, Sara S. Russell, Ian P. Wright, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 July 2020 LINK “A ∼175 µm refractory inclusion, A-COR-01 from one…
Oxygen-isotope heterogeneity in the Northwest Africa 3358 (H3.1) refractory inclusions – Fluid-assisted isotopic exchange on the H-chondrite parent body
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 May 2020 LINK “The nature of oxygen-isotope heterogeneity in refractory inclusions [Ca,Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) and amoeboid…
Solar system Nd isotope heterogeneity: Insights into nucleosynthetic components and protoplanetary disk evolution
Nikitha Susan Saji, Daniel Wielandt, Jesper Christian Holst, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “High-precision Nd isotope measurements of a diverse set of solar system materials including bulk chondrites and achondrites reveal that their…
Variations in initial 26Al/27Al ratios among fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusions from reduced CV chondrites
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Sohei Wada, Changkun Park, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 April 2020 LINK “Fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusions (FGIs) in CV chondrites are suggested to be…
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…
A refractory inclusion with solar oxygen isotopes and the rarity of such objects in the meteorite record
Levke Kööp, Kazuhide Nagashima, Andrew M. Davis, Alexander N. Krot Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 27 March 2020 LINK “NASA’s Genesis mission revealed that the Sun is enriched in 16O compared to the Earth…
Primordial formation of major silicates in a protoplanetary disc with homogeneous 26Al/27AlOPEN ACCESS
Timothy Gregory, Tu-Han Luu, Christopher D. Coath, Sara S. Russell and Tim Elliott Science Advances 11 Mar 2020: Vol. 6, no. 11, eaay9626 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay9626 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the spatial variability…
Refractory Inclusions in the Unique Meteorite from Amundsen Glacier (AMU 17290) in Antarctica: Implications for Early Solar System Processes
I. Baziotis, A. Papoutsa, S. Xydous, D. Michailidis, P. Karkanas, J. Karner, S. J. V. VanBommel, M. Anand, P. D. Asimow 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1842 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites, especially…
Episodic formation of refractory inclusions in the Solar System and their presolar heritageOPEN ACCESS
K.K. Larsen, D. Wielandt, M. Schiller, A.N. Krot, M. Bizzarro Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 535, 1 April 2020, 116088 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (download) “Highlights • Mg isotopes show multiple populations of refractory…
Evidence of presolar SiC in the Allende Curious Marie calcium–aluminium-rich inclusionOPEN ACCESS
O. Pravdivtseva, F. L. H. Tissot, N. Dauphas & S. Amari Nature Astronomy , 1–8 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium–aluminium-rich inclusions (CAIs) are one of the first solids to have condensed in the solar nebula,…
Magnesium isotopes of the bulk solar wind from genesis diamond‐like carbon filmsOPEN ACCESS
A. J. G. Jurewicz, K. D. Rieck, R. Hervig, D. S. Burnett, M. Wadhwa, C. T. Olinger, R. C. Wiens, J. M. Laming, Y. Guan, G. R. Huss, D. B. Reisenfeld, P. Williams Meteoritics &…
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…
Origin of the Short-lived Radionuclide 10Be and Its Implications for the Astronomical Setting of CAI Formation in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk
Kohei Fukuda, Hajime Hiyagon, Wataru Fujiya, Naoto Takahata, Takanori Kagoshima, and Yuji Sano The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 886, Number 1 Published 2019 November 15 LINK “We report Li–Be–B and Al–Mg isotopic compositions of Ca-Al-rich inclusions…
A Coordinated Microstructural and Isotopic Study of a Wark-Lovering Rim on a Vigarano CAI
Jangmi Han, Lindsay P. Keller, Ming-Chang Liu, Andrew W. Needham, Andreas T. Hertwig, Scott Messenger, Justin I. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 November 2019 LINK “We carried out…
Fingerprints of the Protosolar Cloud Collapse in the Solar System. I. Distribution of Presolar Short-lived 26Al
Francesco C. Pignatale, Emmanuel Jacquet, Marc Chaussidon, and Sébastien Charnoz The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 884, Number 1 LINK “The short-lived radionuclide 26Al is widely used to determine the relative ages of chondrite components and timescales…
Fingerprints of the Protosolar Cloud Collapse in the Solar System. II. Nucleosynthetic Anomalies in MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet, Francesco C. Pignatale, Marc Chaussidon, and Sébastien Charnoz The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 884, Number 1 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “The isotopic heterogeneity of the solar system shown by meteorite analyses is more pronounced…
Origin of 16O-rich fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusions of different mineralogy and texture
Jangmi Han, Benjamin Jacobsen, Ming-Chang Liu, Adrian J. Brearley, Jennifer E. Matzel, Lindsay P. Keller Geochemistry In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 September 2019 LINK “A coordinated mineralogical and oxygen isotopic study of four…
Nucleosynthetic, radiogenic and stable strontium isotopic variations in fine- and coarse-grained refractory inclusions from Allende
B.L.A. Charlier, F.L.H. Tissot, N. Dauphas, C.J.N. Wilson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 September 2019 LINK “We present new nucleosynthetic, radiogenic and stable Sr isotopic data from fifteen previously…
Aluminum-26 chronology of dust coagulation and early solar system evolutionOPEN ACCESS
M.-C. Liu, J. Han, A. J. Brearley and A. T. Hertwig Science Advances 11 Sep 2019: Vol. 5, no. 9, eaaw3350 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw3350 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Dust condensation and coagulation in the…
Trace Element Partitioning between CAI-Type Melts and Grossite, Melilite, Hibonite, and Olivine
Gokce Ustunisik, Denton S. Ebel, David Walker, Roger L. Nielsen, Marina Gemma Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 September 2019 LINK “We determined the mineral-melt partition coefficients (Di’s) and the…
Formation of disk- and bowl-shaped igneous Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Constraints from their morphology, textures, mineralogy and modelling
C. Lorenz, M. Ivanova, A. Krot, V. Shuvalov Geochemistry Available online 19 August 2019 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) are the oldest Solar System solids dated that formed by evaporation, condensation, aggregation and, sometimes, melting processes…
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…
MINERALOGY, PETROGRAPHY, AND OXYGEN AND ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF GROSSITE-BEARING REFRACTORY INCLUSIONS
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Steven B. Simon, Chi Ma, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Gary R. Huss, Andrew M. Davis, Martin Bizzarro Geochemistry Available online 15 August 2019 LINK “Grossite (CaAl4O7) is one of the…
Cr isotopes in physically separated components of the Allende CV3 and Murchison CM2 chondrites: Implications for isotopic heterogeneity in the solar nebula and parent body processesOPEN ACCESS
Yogita Kadlag, Harry Becker, Andreas Harbott Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 12 August 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chromium isotopic data of physically separated components (chondrules, CAIs, variably magnetic size fractions) of…
Theoretical Analysis of Mg and Si Chemical and Isotopic Fractionation at Vaporization of Ca–Al Inclusions of Chondrites
O. I. Yakovlev, S. I. Shornikov Geochemistry International August 2019, Volume 57, Issue 8, pp 851-864 LINK “Experimental study of changes in the composition of Ca–Al inclusions of chondrites during evaporation indicates the chemical and…
Titanium isotope signatures of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions from CV and CK chondrites: Implications for early Solar System reservoirs and mixing
Zachary A. Torrano, Gregory A. Brennecka, Curtis D. Williams, Stephen J. Romaniello, Vinai K. Rai, Rebekah R.Hines, Meenakshi Wadhwaa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 August 2019 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions…
Refractory inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites: Records of early solar system processes
Alexander N. Krot Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 23 July 2019 LINK “Chondrites consist of three major components: refractory inclusions (Ca,Al‐rich inclusions [CAIs] and amoeboid olivine aggregates), chondrules, and matrix. Here, I summarize recent…
Combined mass-dependent and nucleosynthetic isotope variations in refractory inclusions and their mineral separates to determine their original Fe isotope compositions
Quinn R. Shollenberger, Andreas Wittke, Jan Render, Prajkta Mane, Stephan Schuth, Stefan Weyer, Nikolaus Gussone, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Gregory A. Brennecka Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 July 2019 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich…
Nucleosynthetic Sr–Nd Isotope Correlations in Chondrites: Evidence for Nebular Thermal Processing and Dust Transportation in the Early Solar System
Ryota Fukai, Tetsuya Yokoyama The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 879, Number 2 LINK “We conducted high-precision Sr and Nd isotopic measurements in bulk chondrites using a complete sample digestion technique. Our new data indicate that enstatite…
Elemental and isotopic variability in solar system materials by mixing and processing of primordial disk reservoirsOPEN ACCESS
Christoph Burkhardt, Nicolas Dauphas, Ulrik Hans, Bernard Bourdon, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta / published 9 July 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 July 2019): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN…
On the origin of 7Be isotopic records in a Calcium, Aluminium, -rich inclusionOPEN ACCESS
Ritesh Kumar Mishra, Kuljeet Kaur Marhas PDF “A prime question in the formation and early evolution of the Solar system studies is to discern the source(s) of short-lived now extinct nuclides and to determine the…
Oxygen and Al‐Mg isotopic compositions of grossite‐bearing refractory inclusions from CO3 chondrites
Steven B. Simon, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “The distribution of the short‐lived radionuclide 26Al in the early solar system remains a major topic of investigation in planetary science. Thousands…
Probing the protosolar disk using dust filtering at gaps in the early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Troels Haugbølle, Philipp Weber, Daniel P. Wielandt, Pablo Benítez-Llambay, Martin Bizzarro, Oliver Gressel, Martin E. Pessah accepted by Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) ” Jupiter and Saturn formed early, before the gas disk dispersed. The…
Meteoritic evidence of a late superflare as source of 7Be in the early Solar System
Ritesh Kumar Mishra & Kuljeet Kaur Marhas Nature Astronomy 1–8 (2019) LINK “Fossil meteoritic records of short-lived, now-extinct radionuclides provide crucial high-resolution temporal information about the events, processes and activity of the Sun during the…
Titanium isotopic evidence for a shared genetic heritage of refractory inclusions from different carbonaceous chondrites
Jan Render, Samuel Ebert, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine, Gregory A. Brennecka Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 March 2019 LINK “Insights into the earliest stages of our Solar System can…
On beryllium-10 production in gaseous protoplanetary disks and implications on the astrophysical setting of refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet Accepted to Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-Aluminum-rich Inclusions (CAIs), the oldest known solids of the solar system, show evidence for the past presence of short-lived radionuclide beryllium-10, which was likely produced…
Textural and compositional evidence for in situ crystallization of palisade bodies in coarse‐grained Ca‐Al‐rich inclusions
Mingming Zhang, Yangting Lin, Ingo Leya, Guoqiang Tang, Yu Liu Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 21 February 2019 LINK “Palisade bodies, mineral assemblages with spinel shells, in coarse‐grained Ca‐, Al‐rich inclusions (CAIs) have been…
Origin of the non-carbonaceous–carbonaceous meteorite dichotomyOPEN ACCESS
Josefine A. M. Nanne, Francis Nimmo, Jeffrey N.Cuzzi, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 511, 1 April 2019, Pages 44-54 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • New Ni isotopic data for iron meteorites confirm…
Variations in initial 26Al/27Al ratios among fluffy Type A Ca–Al-rich inclusions from reduced CV chondrites
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Changkun Park, Naoya Sakamoto, Sun Young Park, Hyun Na Kim, Minami Kuroda, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 511, 1 April 2019, Pages 25-35 LINK “Highlights • We obtained Al–Mg mineral…
Nebular history of an ultrarefractory phase bearing CAI from a reduced type CV chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, Daisuke Nakashima, Tomoki Nakamura, Changkun Park, Naoya Sakamoto, Hatsumi Ishida, Shoichi Itoh PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 Mar 2019): LINK “Ultrarefractory (UR) phases in calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) could have formed at higher temperature…
Evidence for oxygen-isotope exchange in refractory inclusions from Kaba (CV3.1) carbonaceous chondrite during fluid-rock interaction on the CV parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Krisztián Fintor, Elemér Pál-Molnár Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on the mineralogy, petrology, and in situ measured oxygen-isotope compositions of three Fluffy Type…
Making the Planetary Material Diversity During the Early Assembling of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Francesco Cristiano Pignatale, Sébastien Charnoz, Marc Chaussidon, Emmanuel Jacquet Accepted 24/10/2018, ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Chondritic meteorites, the building blocks of terrestrial planets, are made of an out-of-equilibrium assemblage of solids formed at high…
High early solar activity inferred from helium and neon excesses in the oldest meteorite inclusions
L. Kööp, P. R. Heck, H. Busemann, A. M. Davis, J. Greer, C. Maden, M. M. M. Meier & R. Wieler Nature Astronomy (2018) Published: 30 July 2018 LINK “Astronomical observations show that early in…
Ti isotopic evidence for a non-CAI refractory component in the inner Solar System
Samuel Ebert, Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka, Christoph Burkhardt, Addi Bischoff, Simone Gerber, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 498, 15 September 2018, Pages 257-265 In Press, Available online 20 July 2018 LINK…
A Distinct Nucleosynthetic Heritage for Early Solar System Solids Recorded by Ni Isotope Signatures
Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka, Shui-Jiong Wang, Laura E. Wasylenki, and Thorsten Kleine The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 862, Number 1 Published: 19 July 2018 LINK “As the earliest dated solids, calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) provide a…
First evidence for silica condensation within the solar protoplanetary disk
Mutsumi Komatsu, Timothy J. Fagan, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Michail I. Petaev, Makoto Kimura, and Akira Yamaguchi PNAS July 2, 2018. 201722265; published ahead of print July 2, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1722265115 LINK “The oldest solar…
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of CAIs discovery by Mireille Christophe Michel–Lévy
Matthieu Gounelle Meteorit Planet Sci. doi.org/10.1111/maps.13127 First published: 25 June 2018 LINK “The scope of the present short report is to honor the discovery of the first calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusion in 1968 as well as the…
Lack of resolvable titanium stable isotopic variations in bulk chondrites
Zhengbin Deng, Frédéric Moynier, Kirsten van Zuilen, Paolo A. Sossi, Emily A. Pringle, Marc Chaussidon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 23 June 2018 LINK “Titanium and calcium are both refractory lithophile elements. Significant stable…
Particle size distributions in chondritic meteorites: Evidence for pre-planetesimal historiesOPEN ACCESS
J.I. Simon, J.N. Cuzzi, K.A. McCain, M.J. Cato, P.A. Christoffersen, K.R. Fisher, P. Srinivasan, A.W. Tait, D.M. Olson, J.D. Scargle Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 494, 15 July 2018, Pages 69–82 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Er, Yb, and Hf isotopic compositions of refractory inclusions: An integrated isotopic fingerprint of the Solar System’s earliest reservoir
Quinn R. Shollenberger, Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 495, 1 August 2018, Pages 12–23 LINK “Highlights • We present new methods to measure Er and Yb isotopes by MC-ICPMS…
Chondritic ingredients: II. Reconstructing early solar system history via refractory lithophile trace elements in individual objects of the Leoville CV3 chondrite
Andrea Patzer, Dominik C. Hezel, Verena Bendel, Andreas Pack Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13084 LINK “We performed a LA‐ICP‐MS study of refractory lithophile trace elements in 32 individual objects selected from a single section of…
Petrography and mineralogy of calcium-, aluminum-rich inclusions in an unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrite Y 81020 (CO3.05)OPEN ACCESS
Mishra, Ritesh Kumar Current Science Volume 114 – Issue 07 : 10 April 2018 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Petrographic and quantitative analyses of more than 70 refractory inclusions found in the studied thin section of Yamato…
O, Mg, and Si isotope distributions in the complex ultrarefractory CAI Efremovka 101.1: Assimilation of ultrarefractory, FUN, and regular CAI precursors
Jérôme Aléon, Johanna Marin-Carbonne, Kevin D. McKeegan, Ahmed El Goresy Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 9 April 2018 LINK “Oxygen, magnesium, and silicon isotopic compositions in the mineralogically complex, ultrarefractory (UR) calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion (CAI)…
High-precision Al–Mg isotopic systematics in USNM 3898 – The benchmark “ALL” for initial 87Sr/86Sr in the earliest Solar System
G.J. MacPherson, C. Defouilloy, N.T. Kita Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 491, 1 June 2018, Pages 238–243 Available online 6 April 2018 LINK “Highlights • The CAI USNM 3898 ≡ ALL, the lowest measured…
Alteration of CAIs as recorded by 36S/34S as a function of 35Cl/34S
I. Leya, J. Masarik, Y. Lin Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 25 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13070 LINK “Using new model calculations, we study the production of chlorine and sulfur isotopes in different irradiation scenarios. We…
Calcium and titanium isotopes in refractory inclusions from CM, CO, and CR chondrites
Levke Kööp, Andrew M. Davis, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Steven B. Simon Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 489, 1 May 2018, Pages 179–190 Available online 9 March 2018 LINK “Highlights • Some CAIs…
Isotopic coherence of refractory inclusions from CV and CK meteorites: Evidence from multiple isotope systems
Quinn R. Shollenberger, Lars E. Borg, Jan Render, Samuel Ebert, Addi Bischoff, Sara S. Russell, Gregory A. Brennecka Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 March 2018 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)…
Origins of mass-dependent and mass-independent Ca isotope variations in meteoritic components and meteorites
K.R. Bermingham, N. Gussone, K. Mezger, J. Krause In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 February 2018 LINK “The Ca isotope composition of meteorites and their components may vary due to mass-dependent and/or -independent isotope…
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 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018),…
Solution of the CAI Storage Problem, and the Time and Place of Formation of Meteorite Parent Bodies
S. J. Desch, A. Kalyaan, C. M. O’D. Alexander 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2335 abstract
Molybdenum Isotopic Evidence for a Distal Formation of Refractory Inclusions
G. A. Brennecka, C. Burkhardt, F. Nimmo, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2429 PDF
Closed system oxygen isotope redistribution in igneous CAIs upon spinel dissolution
Jérôme Aléon Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 482, 15 January 2018, Pages 324–333 LINK “Highlights • Pyroxene in most igneous CAIs becomes 16O-enriched during crystallization. • O isotopes in type A, type B and…
The Effect of Jupiter’s Formation on the Distribution of Refractory Elements and Inclusions in MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Anusha Kalyaan, Conel M. O’D. Alexander submitted to ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a comprehensive evolutionary model of the Sun’s protoplanetary disk. The model predicts from first principles the gas densities…
Titanium isotopes and rare earth patterns in CAIs: evidence for thermal processing and gas-dust decoupling in the protoplanetary disk
Andrew M. Davis, Junjun Zhang, Nicolas D. Greber, Jingya Hu, François L.H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 July 2017 LINK “Titanium isotopic compositions (mass-dependent fractionation and…
Addibischoffite, Ca2Al6Al6O20, a new calcium aluminate mineral from the Acfer 214 CH carbonaceous chondrite: A new refractory phase from the solar nebula
Chi Ma, Alexander N.Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima American Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 7, p. 1556-1560, First Published on July 03, 2017, doi:10.2138/am-2017-6032 LINK “Addibischoffite (IMA 2015-006), Ca2Al6Al6O20, is a new calcium aluminate mineral that occurs with…
Refractory materials in comet samples.OPEN ACCESS
Joswiak, D. J., Brownlee, D. E., Nguyen, A. N., Messenger, S. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12877 LINK “Transmission electron microscope examination of more than 250 fragments, >1 μm from comet Wild 2 and a giant cluster…
Insights into CAI Formation from Nickel Isotopic Signatures
Render J. * Brennecka G. A. Wang S. J. Wasylenki L. E. Kleine T. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6327] abstract (PDF) “Refractory inclusions show isotopic variability in nickel, suggestive of a…
Calcium and Titanium Isotope Systematics in Refractory Inclusions from CM, CO, and CR Chondrites
Kööp L. * Davis A. M. Krot A. N. Nagashima K. Simon S. B. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6280] abstract (PDF) “We studied a large number of CAIs from three different…
Oxygen, Magnesium, and Aluminum Isotopes in the Ivuna CAI: Re-Examining High-Temperature Fractionations in CI Chondrites
Frank D. R. * Huss G. R. Nagashima K. Zolensky M. E. Le L. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6355] abstract (PDF) “The only whole CAI preserved in the aqueously altered CI…
Constraints from Isotopic Dichotomy of Meteorites and from a Trans-Jovian Origin for Carbonaceous Chondrites on the Origin of Chondritic Components
Scott E. R. D. * Krot A. N. Sanders I. S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6395] abstract (PDF) “Formation of carbonaceous chondrites beyond Jupiter helps explain CAI abundances in chondrites, differences…
The Evolution of the Protoplanetary Disk Recorded by Nucleosynthetic Isotope Variations of Variable Stellar Origin in Refractory Inclusions
Schönbächler M. * Lai Y.-J. Henshall T. Fehr M. A. Cook D. L. Bullock E. S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6222] abstract (PDF) “New CAI data confirm the homogeneous distribution of…
Crystal growth and disequilibrium distribution of oxygen isotopes in an igneous Ca-Al-rich inclusion from the Allende carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Steven B. Simon, Lawrence Grossman, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 June 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “TS34 is a Type B1 Ca-Al-rich inclusion (CAI)…
Mixing and transport of dust in the early solar nebula as inferred from titanium isotope variations among chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Simone Gerber, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Knut Metzler, Thorsten Kleine accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, May 10, 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (22 May 2017): LINK “Chondrules formed by the melting of…
A multielement isotopic study of refractory FUN and F CAIs: Mass-dependent and mass-independent isotope effects
Levke Kööp, Daisuke Nakashima, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita, Travis J. Tenner, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Changkun Park, Andrew M. Davis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 April…
Early Solar System irradiation quantified by linked vanadium and beryllium isotope variations in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier, Marc Chaussidon, Johan Villeneuve, Chizu Kato & Matthieu Gounelle Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0055 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0055 Published online: 20 March 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “X-ray emission in young…
In situ isotopic studies of the U-depleted Allende CAI Curious Marie: Pre-accretionary alteration and the co-existence of 26Al and 36Cl in the early solar nebula
Haolan Tang, Ming-Chang Liu, Kevin D. McKeegan, Francois L.H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 March 2017 LINK “The isotopic composition of oxygen as well as 26Al-26Mg…
The role of acidity–basicity in evaporating refractory inclusions in chondrites
O. I. Yakovlev, K. M. Ryazantsev, S. I. Shornikov Geochemistry International March 2017, Volume 55, Issue 3, pp 251–256 First Online: 12 March 2017 LINK “When melts of Ca–Al inclusions in chondrites, which are dominated…
36Cl-36S in Allende CAIs: Implication for the Origins of 36Cl in the Early Solar System
H. Tang, M. C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan, F. L. H. Tissot, N. Dauphas 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2618 LINK
Once a CAI, always a CAI: Flare-Up-Induced Episodic Fractionation and Melting in the Early Solar Nebula
G. J. MacPherson 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2719 LINK
Oxygen Isotopic Heterogeneity in an Ultrarefractory Phase Bearing CAI from a Reduced Type CV3 Chondrite RBT 04143
T. Yoshizaki, D. Nakashima, T. Nakamura, C. Park, N. Sakamoto, H. Ishida, J. I. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1378 LINK
Beryllium-Boron Systematics of Two Distinctive CAIs from CV3 Chondrites: The Relatively Pristine CAI B4 from NWA 6991 and the FUN CAI CMS-1 from Allende
E. Dunham, M. Wadhwa, S. J. Desch 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1507 LINK
Al-Mg Systematics of Nebular Condensates in the Efremovka CV3 Chondrite
N. Kawasaki, H. Yurimoto 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1091 LINK
Magnesium, Titanium, and Chromium Isotope Compositions of Refractory Inclusions from Several CV3 and CK3 Chondrites: Implications for Nebular Heterogeneity
Z. A. Torrano, V. K. Rai, M. Wadhwa 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #3045 LINK
Search for Primitive Matter in the Solar System
G. Libourel, P. Michel, M. Delbo, C. Ganino, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, M. E. Zolensky, A. R. Krot 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2280 LINK
Towards Understanding the Source of Nucleosynthetic Anomalies in Refractory Inclusions
G. A. Brennecka, C. Burkhardt, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1619 LINK
Fine-Grained CAIs in Comet Samples: Moderate Refractory Character and Comparison to Small Refractory Inclusions in Chondrites
D. J. Joswiak, D. E. Brownlee, A. N. Nguyen, S. Messenger 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1646 LINK
Model Calculations for Evaporation of AOA and CAI Melts: Implications for the Bulk CAIs Compositions of CV3 and CH-CB Chondrites
M. A. Ivanova, S. I. Shornikov, K. P. Ryazantsev, O. I. Yakovlev 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1363 LINK
A New Type of Foreign Clast in a Polymict Ureilite: A CAI or Al-Rich Chondrule
C. A. Goodrich, D. K. Ross, A. H. Treiman 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1101 PDF
High Precision Al-Mg Systematics of Forsterite-Bearing Type B CAIs from CV3 Chondrites
G.J. MacPherson, E.S. Bullock, T.J. Tenner, D. Nakashima, N.T. Kita, M.A. Ivanova, A.N. Krot, M.I. Petaev, S.B. Jacobsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “In order to…
Distribution of p-process 174Hf in early solar system materials and the origin of nucleosynthetic Hf and W isotope anomalies in Ca–Al rich inclusions
Stefan T.M. Peters, Carsten Münker, Markus Pfeifer, Bo-Magnus Elfers, Peter Sprung Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Chondrites, eucrites and Earth carry uniform p-process…
Thermal and chemical evolution in the early Solar System as recorded by FUN CAIs: Part I – Petrology, mineral chemistry, and isotopic composition of Allende FUN CAI CMS-1
C.D. Williams, T. Ushikubo, E.S. Bullock, P.E. Janney, R.R. Hines, N.T. Kita, R.L. Hervig, G.J. MacPherson, R.A. Mendybaev, F.M. Richter, M. Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 November 2016…
The initial 41Ca/40Ca ratios in two Type A Ca-Al-rich Inclusions: Implications for the origin of short-lived 41Ca
Ming-Chang Liu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 October 2016 LINK “This paper reports new 41Ca-41K isotopic data for two Type A CAIs, NWA 3118 #1Nb (Compact Type A) and…
Thermal and chemical evolution in the early Solar System as recorded by FUN CAIs: Part II – Laboratory evaporation of potential CMS-1 precursor material
Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Curtis D. Williams, Michael J. Spicuzza, Frank M. Richter, John W. Valley, Alexei V. Fedkin, Meenakshi Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript Available online 21 October 2016 LINK “We…
A renewed search for short-lived 126Sn in the early Solar System: Hydride generation MC-ICPMS for high sensitivity Te isotopic analysis
Gregory A. Brennecka, Lars E. Borg, Stephen J. Romaniello, Amanda K. Souders, Quinn R. Shollenberger, Naomi E. Marks, Meenakshi Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 October 2016 LINK “Although…
Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions with fractionation and unidentified nuclear effects (FUN CAIs): II. Heterogeneities of magnesium isotopes and 26Al in the early Solar System inferred from in situ high-precision magnesium-isotope measurements
Changkun Park, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Gary R. Huss, Andrew M. Davis, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 October 2016 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions with isotopic mass fractionation…
Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions Recycled During Formation of Porphyritic Chondrules from CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Elishevah M.M. van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2016 LINK “We report on the mineralogy, petrography, and O-isotope compositions of…
Primitive Solar System materials and Earth share a common initial 142Nd abundance
A. Bouvier & M. Boyet Nature 537, 399–402 (15 September 2016) doi:10.1038/nature19351 LINK “The early evolution of planetesimals and planets can be constrained using variations in the abundance of neodymium-142 (142Nd), which arise from the…
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…
Tracking the Distribution of 26Al and 60Fe during the Early Phases of Star and Disk Evolution
Michael Kuffmeier, Troels Frostholm Mogensen, Troels Haugbølle, Martin Bizzarro, and Åke Nordlund The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 826, Number 1 Published 2016 July 18 LINK “The short-lived 26Al and 60Fe radionuclides are synthesized and expelled into…
A Unified Framework for Producing CAI Melting, Wark-Lovering Rims and Bowl-Shaped CAIsOPEN ACCESS
Kurt Liffman, Nicolas Cuello, David A. Paterson PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract update (1 July 2016): MNRAS (2016) doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw1563 First published online July 1, 2016 LINK “Calcium Aluminium Inclusions (CAIs) formed in the Solar System,…
Searching for calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions in cometary particles with Rosetta/COSIMA.
Paquette, J. A., Engrand, C., Stenzel, O., Hilchenbach, M., Kissel, J. and the COSIMA Team Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12669 LINK “The calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) found in chondritic meteorites are probably the oldest solar…
Ca–Al-rich inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites: the oldest solar system objects
M.A. Ivanova Geochemistry International May 2016, Volume 54, Issue 5, pp 387-402 First online: 22 May 2016 LINK “This paper presents a review of recent available data on the first solid condensates of the Solar…
A link between oxygen, calcium and titanium isotopes in 26Al-depleted hibonite-rich CAIs from Murchison and implications for the heterogeneity of dust reservoirs in the solar nebula
Levke Kööp, Andrew M. Davis, Daisuke Nakashima, Changkun Park, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Travis J. Tenner, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 May…
The effect of site geometry, Ti content and Ti oxidation state on the Ti K-edge XANES spectrum of synthetic hibonite
P.M. Doyle, A.J. Berry, P.F. Schofield, J.F.W. Mosselmans Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 May 2016 LINK “The Al-rich oxide hibonite (CaAl12O19) is modelled to be the second mineral to…
Oxygen isotopic variations in the outer margins and Wark-Lovering rims of refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Justin I. Simon, Jennifer E.P. Matzel, Steven B. Simon, D. Kent Ross, Peter K. Weber, Lawrence Grossman Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 May 2016 LINK (open access) “Oxygen isotopic…
Corundum-hibonite inclusions and the environments of high temperature processing in the early solar system
Andrew W. Needham, Scott Messenger, Jangmi Han, Lindsay P. Keller Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 May 2016 LINK “Corundum-bearing Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) are a rare class of high-temperature condensates…
Majindeite, Mg2Mo3O8, a new mineral from the Allende meteorite and a witness to post-crystallization oxidation of a Ca-Al-rich refractory inclusion
Chi Ma, John R. Beckett American Mineralogist 10.2138/am-2016-5399 First Published on May 02, 2016 LINK “Majindeite (IMA 2012-079), Mg2Mo3O8, is a new mineral, occurring as submicrometer-sized crystals with Ni-Fe and Ru-Os-Ir alloys, ± apatite and…
Precise titanium isotope compositions of refractory inclusions in the Allende CV3 chondrite by LA-MC-ICPMS
C.D. Williams, , P.E. Janney1, R.R. Hines, M. Wadhwa Chemical Geology Volume 436, 15 October 2016, Pages 1–10 LINK “We present here analyses of mass-independent effects in the Ti isotope ratios of 17 coarse-grained (compact…
A note on cement in asteroids
G. Bilalbegovic accepted for publications in Icarus PDF (open access) abstract “Cement mineral tobermorite was formed in hydrothermal experiments on alternation of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Unidentified bands at 14 microns were…
