Spectral properties of ablating meteorite samples for improved meteoroid composition diagnosticsOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarčíková, Veronika Pazderová, Stefan Loehle, Juraj Tóth, Ludovic Ferrière, Peter Čermák, David Leiser, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Ranjith Ravichandran Astronomy & Astrophysics preprint, August 23, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Emission spectra and diagnostic spectral…
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…
Visual observation of meteorite ablation in plasma wind tunnel experimentsOPEN ACCESS
F. Grigat, S. Loehle, J. Vaubaillon, P. Matlovič, J. Tóth IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “A set of 28 different meteorites was tested in 32…
Metal-silicate mixing in planetesimal collisionsOPEN ACCESS
Kang Shuai, Christoph M. Schäfer, Christoph Burger, Hejiu Hui Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscriptReceived: 22 August 2023 / Accepted: 12 April 2024, Published: 20 July 2024 PDF 1 (OPEN ACCESS)PDF 2 (OPEN ACCESS) “Impacts between differentiated…
From Disorder to Order: Inheritance of Magnetic Remanence in Tetrataenite-Bearing Meteorites From Multi-Phase Micromagnetic Modeling
José A. P. M. Devienne, Thomas A. Berndt, Wyn Williams, Shichu Chen JGR Planets, First published: 14 June 2024 LINK “ “An increasing amount of evidence suggests that the tetrataenite-bearing cloudy zones (CZ) in iron…
Hf-W dating of zircon in mesosiderite with high-pressure sintered standardOPEN ACCESS
Yuji Sano, Yuta Koyama, Naoto Takahata, Takuya Matsuzaki, Mizuho Koike, Makiko K. Haba, Shuhei Sakata, Hideharu Kuwahara & Tetsuo Irifune Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, Research article, Published: 23 April 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
The Vaca Muerta mesosiderite: The path under which Fe-Ni alloy ±C phases could have formed
M. E. Varela, S.-L. Hwang, P. Shen, L. N. Garcia, M. Saavedra, T. Maruoka, M. Bose MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 January 2024 LINK “The combined SEM and TEM studies on the metal (Fe-Ni…
Overview of the Lost Meteorites of Antarctica field campaignsOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, J. L. MacArthur, W. van Verre, L. A. Marsh, M. Rose, T. A. Harvey, R. Tartèse, R. H. Jones, I. D. Abrahams, J. W. Wilson, A. J. Peyton,…
Chemical and genetic characterization of the ungrouped pallasite LieksaOPEN ACCESS
Emily M. Chiappe, Richard D. Ash, Arto Luttinen, Sari Lukkari, Jukka Kuva, Connor D. Hilton, Richard J. Walker MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The meteorite Lieksa was found…
Isotopic constraints on genetic relationships among group IIIF iron meteorites, Fitzwater Pass, and the Zinder pallasiteOPEN ACCESS
Jonas Pape, Bidong Zhang, Fridolin Spitzer, Alan Rubin, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, pre-proof PDF (OPEN ACCESS) UPDATE (21 September 2023): MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 September 2023 LINK…
Metal in mesosiderites: Evidence for redox and fractional crystallizationOPEN ACCESS
R. G. Mayne, L. Caves, T. J. McCoy, R. D. Ash, W. F. McDonough MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 August 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mesosiderites are an amalgamation of crustal silicates and molten…
V-type Asteroids as the Origin of MesosideritesOPEN ACCESS
Guy Libourel, Pierre Beck, Akiko M. Nakamura, Pierre Vernazza, Clement Ganino and Patrick Michel The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present the results of a campaign of…
Reconciling fast and slow cooling during planetary formation as recorded in the main group pallasitesOPEN ACCESS
M. Murphy Quinlan, A.M. Walker, C.J. Davies Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 618, 15 September 2023, 118284 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Fast and slow cooling recorded in pallasites can be explained by metal…
Mantle fragmentation and incomplete core merging of colliding planetesimals as evidenced by pallasites
Nicolas P. Walte, Christopher M. Howard, Gregor J. Golabek Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 617, 1 September 2023, 118247 LINK “Main group pallasites were likely formed by the collision of their parent body with a…
Lead-Lead (Pb-Pb) Dating of Eucrites and Mesosiderites: Implications for the Formation and Evolution of VestaOPEN ACCESS
I. Kouvatsis, J.A. Cartwright, M.J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 4 Vesta is the largest known differentiated body in the asteroid belt, and…
Petrology and mineralogy of mesosiderite Northwest Africa 12949: Implications for geological history on its parent body
Zilong Wang, Wei Tian MAPSVersion of Record online: 15 February 2023 LINK “Mesosiderites are breccias composed of roughly equal parts of metal phases and silicate clasts. However, the parent body and formation process of mesosiderites…
Insight into History of GCR Heavy Nuclei Fluxes by Their Tracks in Meteorites
A. B. Alexandrov, A. V. Bagulya, P. A. Babaev, M. M. Chernyavsky, A. A. Gippius, S. A. Gorbunov, V. M. Grachev, G. V. Kalinina, N. S. Konovalova, N. M. Okateva, N. G. Polukhina, R. A….
Mincy mesosiderite metallic nodules analyzed by EBSD: An approach to understanding their thermal history
Laura Noel García, María Eugenia Varela, Shyh-Lung Hwang, Pouyan Shen, Raúl Bolmaro, Martina Ávalos MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 October 2022 LINK “Meteorites carry information about the most common processes that have been active in…
Results of an Eight-Year Extraction of Phosphorus Minerals within the Seymchan MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Maheen Gull, Tian Feng and Matthew A. Pasek Life 2022, 12(10), 1591Published: 12 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “In-fall of extraterrestrial material including meteorites and interstellar dust particles during the late heavy bombardment are…
History of heavy r-process elements in galactic cosmic rays from nuclei tracks in meteorite olivine
Andrey Alexandrov, Pavel Babaev, Alexander Bagulya, Mikhail Chernyavsky,Alexei Gippius, Sergei Gorbunov, Victor Grachev, Galina Kalinina, Nina Konovalova, Natalia Okateva, Natalia Polukhina, Ruslan Rymzhanov, Elena Starkova, Nikolai Starkov, Than Naing Soe, Tatiana Shchedrina, Alexander Volkov, Roman…
Karavannoe: Mineralogy, trace element geochemistry, and origin of Eagle Station group pallasites
Svetlana N. Teplyakova, Cyril A. Lorenz, Marina A. Ivanova, Munir Humayun, Nataliya N. Kononkova, Sergey E. Borisovsky, Alexander V. Korochantsev, Ian A. Franchi, Nina G. Zinovieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “Karavannoe…
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…
Connecting Asteroids and Meteorites with visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Francesca E. DeMeo, Brian J. Burt, Michaël Marsset, David Polishook, Thomas H. Burbine, Benoît Carry, Richard P. Binzel, Pierre Vernazza, Vishnu Reddy, Michelle Tang, Cristina A. Thomas, Andrew S. Rivkin, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stephen M….
Giant Impact onto a Vesta-Like Asteroid and Formation of Mesosiderites through Mixing of Metallic Core and Surface CrustOPEN ACCESS
Keisuke Sugiura, Makiko K. Haba, Hidenori Genda accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (24 February 2022): LINK “Mesosiderites are a type of stony-iron meteorites composed of a mixture of silicates and Fe-Ni…
Chemical study of group IIIF iron meteorites and the potentially related pallasites Zinder and Northwest Africa 1911OPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot, Alan E. Rubin, Munir Humayun, Joseph S. Boesenberg, Deon van Niekerk Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Group IIIF was established…
Anomaly in the Spectrum of Galactic Cosmic Ray Nuclei in Olivine Crystals from Meteorites
G. V. Kalinina, Than Naing Soe & N. I. Starkov Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Volume 84, pages 849–854 (2021)Published: 29 December 2021 LINK “An anomaly in the spectra of galactic cosmic ray nuclei in olivine…
Physical Characterization of Metal-rich Near-Earth Asteroids 6178 (1986 DA) and 2016 ED85OPEN ACCESS
Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, William F. Bottke, Adam Battle, Benjamin Sharkey, Theodore Kareta, Neil Pearson and David C. Cantillo The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metal-rich near-Earth…
A time-resolved paleomagnetic record of Main Group pallasites: Evidence for a large-cored, thin-mantled parent body
Claire I. O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Rory D. Cottrell, Roger R. Fu, Richard J. Harrison, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, John A. Tarduno, Benjamin P. Weiss JGR PlanetsFirst Published: 18 June 2021 LINK “Several paleomagnetic…
Cosmogenic noble gas nuclides in zircons from the Estherville mesosiderite
Makiko K. Haba, Keisuke Nagao Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 May 2021 LINK “Zirconium produces cosmogenic Kr through spallation reactions with cosmic rays. Meteoritic zircons (ZrSiO4) therefore possibly contain a significant amount…
Hydrodynamic instability at impact interfaces and planetary implicationsOPEN ACCESS
Avi Ravid, Robert I. Citron & Raymond Jeanloz Nature Communications, Volume 12 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impact-induced mixing between bolide and target is fundamental to the geochemical evolution of a growing planet, yet aside…
Amino acid abundances and compositions in iron and stony‐iron meteorites
Jamie E. Elsila, Natasha M. Johnson, Daniel P. Glavin, José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 March 2021 LINK “The organic compositions of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites have been…
Precise initial abundance of Niobium-92 in the Solar System and implications for p-process nucleosynthesis
Makiko K. Haba, Yi-Jen Lai, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw, Akira Yamaguchi, Maria Lugaro, and Maria Schönbächler PNAS February 23, 2021 118 (8) LINK “The niobium-92–zirconium-92 (92Nb–92Zr) decay system with a half-life of 37 Ma has great potential…
Evaluating the O‐Cr‐Mo isotope signatures in various meteorites representing core–mantle–crust fragments: Implications for partially differentiated planetesimal(s) accreted in the early outer solar system
Arshad Ali, Iffat Jabeen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 February 2021 LINK “The Allende, Eagle Station pallasites (ESP), some ungrouped achondrites (UA), and ungrouped irons (UI) represent different types of meteorites; these…
Insights from Siderophile Elements into the Impact Origin of Mesosiderites
Dhaliwal J. K., Horan M. F., Ash R. D., Bullock E. S., Carlson R. W. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2236 PDF “Space rocks and breccias / Iron-loving elements / How did…
Olivines in main-group pallasites: magma-ocean cumulates or partial melting residues?OPEN ACCESS
J.-A. Barrat, L. Ferrière Geochemical Perspectives Letters v16Published 21 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Main-group pallasites (MGPs) are meteorites mainly composed of Fe-Ni metal and olivines, the latter being considered as one of…
Crystallization histories of the group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 22 December 2020 LINK “The group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites (PES) have highly siderophile element abundances…
New constraints on the formation of main group pallasites derived from in situ trace element analysis and 2D mapping of olivine and phosphate
M. Chernonozhkin, Seann J. McKibbin, Steven Goderis, Stijn J.M.Van Malderen, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke Chemical GeologyAvailable online 20 December 2020 LINK “Pallasites are stony‑iron meteorites consisting mainly of olivine and Fe-Ni metal with a formation…
Influence of Seymchan Meteorite Structure on the Growth and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Anastasia S. Begunova, Grigoriy A. Yakovlev, Robert V. Kamalov, Elizaveta A. Pankrushina, Victor I. Grokhovsky Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation pp 27-35, Conference paper LINK “Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition…
Electron Microprobe/SIMS Determinations of Al in Olivine: Applications to Solar Wind, Pallasites and Trace Element Measurements
Julie M. Paque, Amy E. Hofmann, Donald S. Burnett, Yunbin Guan, Amy J.G. Jurewicz, Dorothy S. Woolum, Chi Ma, George R. Rossman Geostandards & Geoanalytical Research LINK “Electron probe microanalyser measurements of trace elements with…
Fe2+ partitioning between the M1 and M2 sites in silicate crystals in some stony and stony-iron meteorites studied using X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy
A.A. Maksimova, E.V. Petrova, A.V. Chukin, M.I. Oshtrakh Journal of Molecular StructureVolume 1216, 15 September 2020, 128391 LINK “Highlights • XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy of some stony and stony-iron meteorites.• Determination of Fe2+ partitioning among…
The most primitive mesosiderite Northwest Africa 1878, subgroup 0
M. Kimura, N. Sugiura, A. Yamaguchi, K. Ichimura Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 23 April 2020 LINK “All mesosiderites previously reported were subjected to thermal metamorphism and/or partial melting on the parent body. Therefore, their…
Observations, meteorites, and models: A pre‐flight assessment of the composition and formation of (16) Psyche
L.T. Elkins‐Tanton, E. Asphaug, J. F. Bell III, H. Bercovici, B. Bills, R. Binzel, W. F. Bottke, S. Dibb, D. J. Lawrence, S. Marchi, T. J. McCoy, R. Oran, R. S. Park, P. N. Peplowski,…
Heterogeneous accretion of Earth inferred from Mo-Ru isotope systematicsOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Gerrit Budde, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17 January 2020) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Mo and Ru isotopic compositions of meteorites and the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) hold…
Two generations of exsolution lamellae in pyroxene from Asuka 09545: Clues to the thermal evolution of silicates in mesosiderite
Lidia Pittarello, Seann McKibbin, Akira Yamaguchi, Gang Ji, Dominique Schryvers, Vinciane Debaille, Philippe Claeys American Mineralogist Volume 104, Number 11, 1 November 2019 LINK “Mesosiderite meteorites consist of a mixture of crustal basaltic or gabbroic…
Petrogenesis of main group pallasite meteorites based on relationships among texture, mineralogy, and geochemistryOPEN ACCESS
Seann J. McKibbin, Lidia Pittarello, Christina Makarona, Christopher Hamann, Lutz Hecht, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Steven Goderis, Philippe Claeys Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 29 September 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Main group…
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…
Natural superheavy nuclei in astrophysical dataOPEN ACCESS
Andrey Alexandrov, Victor Alexeev, Alexander Bagulya, Aigerim Dashkina, Mikhail Chernyavsky, Alexei Gippius, Lyudmila Goncharova, Sergei Gorbunov, Victor Grachev, Galina Kalinina, Nina Konovalova, Natalia Okateva, Tatiana Pavlova, Natalia Polukhina, Ruslan Rymzhanov, Nikolai Starkov, Than Naing Soe,…
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…
The Milton pallasite and South Byron Trio Irons: Evidence for oxidation and core crystallization
T.J. McCoy, C.M. Corrigan, K. Nagashima, V.S. Reynolds, R.D. Ash, W.F. McDonough, J.Yang, J.I. Goldstein, C.D. Hilton Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 June 2019 LINK “The link between the…
Mesosiderite formation on asteroid 4 Vesta by a hit-and-run collisionOPEN ACCESS
Makiko K. Haba, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw, Yi-Jen Lai, Akira Yamaguchi & Maria Schönbächler Nature Geoscience, 1–6 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) (update: 31 March 2021) “Collision and disruption processes of protoplanetary bodies in the early Solar System…
Genetics, crystallization sequence, and age of the South Byron Trio iron meteorites: New insights to carbonaceous chondrite (CC) type parent bodies
Connor D. Hilton, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard J. Walker, Timothy J. McCoy Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2019 LINK “The nucleosynthetic Mo, Ru, and W isotopic compositions of…
Meteorite cloudy zone formation as a quantitative indicator of paleomagnetic field intensities and cooling rates on planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic microstructures in slowly-cooled iron-rich meteorites reflect the thermal and magnetic histories of their parent planetesimals. Of particular interest is the cloudy zone,…
Planetary Genealogy of Iron Meteorites and Pallasites Using ε54Cr-Δ17O Isotope Systematics
S. Dey, Q.-Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn, K. Ziegler, T. J. McCoy 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2977 PDF abstract
UK meteorite search reconnaissance mission in Antarctica 2018/2019 – 36 meteorites found
Last update: 10 May 2022 On a blue icefield meteorite search reconnaissance mission members of the UK Polar Meteorite Exploration and Research team consisting of Katherine (Katie) Joy and field guide Julie Baum have found…
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. •…
(16) Psyche: A mesosiderite-like asteroid?OPEN ACCESS
M. Viikinkoski, P. Vernazza, J. Hanus, H. Le Coroller, K. Tazhenova, B. Carry, M. Marsset, A. Drouard, F. Marchis, R. Fetick, T. Fusco, J. Durech, M. Birlan, J. Berthier, P. Bartczak, C. Dumas, J. Castillo-Rogez,…
A neutron tomography study of the Seymchan pallasite
Kichanov, S. E., Kozlenko, D. P., Lukin, E. V., Rutkauskas, A. V., Krasavin, E. A., Rozanov, A. Y. and Savenko, B. N. Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13115 LINK “The internal structure of an olivine‐rich fragment…
The oxygen isotope compositions of olivine in main group (MG) pallasites: New measurements by adopting an improved laser fluorination approach
Ali, A., Jabeen, I., Banerjee, N. R., Osinski, G. R., Nicklin, I., Gregory, D. and Herrmann, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13072 LINK “Oxygen isotope measurements of olivine in main group (MG) pallasites by…
Genealogy of IVA Iron and Pallasite Meteorites: The Implications for Planestimal Differentiation Processes in the Early Solar System
M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, K. Ziegler 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1780 abstract
Indigenous Amino Acids in Iron Meteorites
J. E. Elsila, J. P. Dworkin, D. P. Glavin, N. M. Johnson 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1520 abstract
Early Solar System Dynamics Inferred from Molybdenum Isotope Anomalies in Meteorites
G. Budde, C. Burkhardt, T. Kleine 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2353 PDF
Chemical and mineralogical characterization of the Mineo (Sicily, Italy) pallasite: A unique sample
Zucchini, A., Petrelli, M., Frondini, F., Petrone, C. M., Sassi, P., Di Michele, A., Palmerini, S., Trippella, O. and Busso, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13002 LINK “The Mineo pallasite is characterized here for…
Laboratory mid-IR spectra of equilibrated and igneous meteorites. Searching for observables of planetesimal debrisOPEN ACCESS
B.L. de Vries, H. Skogby, L.B.F.M. Waters, M. Min Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 October 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Highlights • We provide new mid-IR transmission spectra of powdered meteorites •…
Lieksa meteorites (ungrouped pallasite)
Last update: 30 May 2023 Finnish Geologian tutkimuskeskus (GTK) announced the finding of a 238.3-gram meteorite (66 x 60 x 30 mm) by Pekka Vallimies at location 63°24.382’N, 30°04.227’E on 30 May 2017 while looking…
Trace element inventory of meteoritic Ca-phosphates
Dustin Ward, Addi Bischoff, Julia Roszjar, Jasper Berndt, Martin J. Whitehouse American Mineralogist 10.2138/am-2017-6056 First Published on September 05, 2017 LINK “Most extraterrestrial samples feature the two accessory Ca-phosphates (apatite-group minerals and merrillite), which are…
Thermal equilibration of iron meteorite and pallasite parent bodies recorded at the mineral scale by Fe and Ni isotope systematics
Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Mona Weyrauch, Steven Goderis, Martin Oeser, Seann J. McKibbin, Ingo Horn, Lutz Hecht, Stefan Weyer, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 August 2017…
A high spatial resolution synchrotron Mössbauer study of the Tazewell IIICD and Esquel pallasite meteorites.OPEN ACCESS
Blukis, R., Rüffer, R., Chumakov, A. I. and Harrison, R. J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12841 Version of Record online: 15 MAR 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic phases in the Tazewell IIICD iron…
Basaltic Lithic Clasts in Type 1A and 2A Mesosiderites: Trend Towards a Eucritic Composition
B. Baecker, B. A. Cohen, A. E. Rubin, B. Frasl, C. M. Corrigan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2836 PDF
U–Pb and Hf–W dating of young zircon in Mesosiderite Asuka 882023
Koike, M., N. Sugiura, N. Takahata, A. Ishida, and Y. Sano Geophysical Research Letters 44 Accepted manuscript online: 27 January 2017 DOI: 10.1002/2016GL071609 LINK “Mesosiderites are unique stony-iron meteorites, composed of eucrite-like silicates and Fe–Ni…
Ion Microprobe Analyses of Carbon in Fe-Ni Metal in Iron Meteorites and Mesosiderites
Joseph I. Goldstein, Gary R. Huss, Edward R.D. Scott Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 December 2016 LINK “Carbon concentrations in kamacite, taenite, and plessite (kamacite-taenite intergrowths) were measured in…
Effect of parent body evolution on equilibrium and kinetic isotope fractionation: a combined Ni and Fe isotope study of iron and stony-iron meteorites
Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Steven Goderis, Marta Costas-Rodríguez, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 May 2016 LINK “Various iron and stony-iron meteorites have been characterized for their…
Aligned olivine in the Springwater pallasite.
Fowler-Gerace, N. A., Tait, K. T., Moser, D. E., Barker, I. and Tian, B. Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12650 LINK “The mechanism by which olivine grains became embedded within iron-nickel alloy in pallasite…
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)…
Catching Constraints on the Parent Body Genesis of Mesosiderites and a Possible Link to HED (Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite) Meteorites — A New Hope?
B. Baecker, B. A. Cohen 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2179 PDF
Choteau Makes Three: A Characterization of the Third Member of the Vermillion Subgroup
J. D. Gregory, R. G. Mayne, J. S. Boesenberg, M. Humayun, A. P. Silver, R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2393 PDF
Magnesium isotopic composition of achondrites
Fatemeh Sedaghatpour, Fang-Zhen Teng Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.016 LINK “Magnesium isotopic compositions of 22 well-characterized differentiated meteorites including 7 types of achondrites and pallasite meteorites…
Phosphoran olivine overgrowths: Implications for multiple impacts to the Main Group pallasite parent body
Neva A. Fowler-Gerace, and Kimberly T. Tait American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5344 v. 100 no. 10 p. 2043-2052 LINK “Phosphoran olivine (1–7 wt% P2O5) is a metastable phase known from fewer than a dozen meteoritic or…
Geochemistry and oxygen isotope composition of main-group pallasites and olivine-rich clasts in mesosiderites: Implications for the “Great Dunite Shortage” and HED-mesosiderite connection
Richard C. Greenwood, Jean-Alix Barrat, Edward R.D. Scott, Henning Haack, Paul C. Buchanan, Ian.A. Franchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Diane Johnson, Alex W.R. Bevan, Thomas H. Burbine Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online…
Fast grain growth of olivine in liquid Fe-S and the formation of pallasites with rounded olivine grains
Giulio F.D. Solferino, Gregor J. Golabek, Francis Nimmo, Max W. Schmidt Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In press, available online 18 April 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.04.020 LINK
Long-lived magnetism from solidification-driven convection on the pallasite parent body
James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols,Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast,Takeshi Kasama, Hossein Alimadadi, Gerrit van der Laan, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Nature 517, 472–475, (22 January 2015), doi:10.1038/nature14114 LINK (abstract) A rock hard…
Asteroid (354) eleonora: Plucking an odd duck
Michael J. Gaffey, Vishnu Reddy, Sherry-Fieber-Beyer, Edward Cloutis Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.036 available online 9 January 2015 LINK
Cooling rates of mesosiderites at intermediate temperatures
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