Ca-, Al-Rich Inclusions in Two New Carbonaceous Chondrites from Grove Mountains, Antarctica
D. Dai, C. Zhou, X. Chen Earth, Moon, and Planets (2015) LINK
Mineralogical and spectral analysis of Vesta’s Gegania and Lucaria quadrangles and comparative analysis of their key features
Andrea Longobardo, Ernesto Palomba, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Angelo Zinzi, Jennifer E.C. Scully, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Federico Tosi, Francesca Zambon, Eleonora Ammannito, Jean-Philippe Combe, Carol A. Raymond, Cristopher T. Russell Icarus In Press, available online 7…
Seeding the Pregenetic Earth: Meteoritic Abundances of Nucleobases and Potential Reaction Pathways
Ben K. D. Pearce, Ralph E. Pudritz accepted for publication in ApJ PDF (full text) LINK
Mineralogical anatomy and implications of a Ti-Sc-rich ultrarefractory inclusion from Sayh al Uhaymir 290 CH3 chondrite
Ai-Cheng Zhang, Chi Ma, Naoya Sakamoto, Ru-Cheng Wang, Wei-Biao Hsu, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 6 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.04.052 LINK
Near-infrared Spectroscopy of 3:1 Kirkwood Gap Asteroids III
Sherry K. Fieber-Beyer, Michael J. Gaffey Icarus In Press, available online 5 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.034 LINK
Peptide synthesis triggered by comet impacts: a possible method for peptide delivery to the early Earth and icy satellites
Haruna Sugahara, Koichi Mimura Icarus In Press, available online 4 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.029 LINK
Ion irradiation of the Murchison meteorite: Visible to mid-infrared spectroscopic results
C. Lantz, R. Brunetto, M. A. Barucci, E. Dartois, J. Duprat, C. Engrand, M. Godard, D. Ledu and E. Quirico A&A Volume 577, May 2015 Published online: 29 April 2015 LINK
Early cosmic ray irradiation of chondrules and prolonged accretion of primitive meteorites
Uta Beyersdorf-Kuis , Ulrich Ott , Mario Trieloff Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 423, 1 August 2015, Pages 13–23 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.04.024 LINK
Microstructural evidence for complex formation histories of amoeboid olivine aggregates from the ALHA77307 CO3.0 chondrite
Jangmi Han and Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12439 Article first published online: 22 APR 2015 LINK
Prebiotic Hydrocarbon Synthesis in Impacting Reduced Astrophysical Icy Mixtures
Lucas Koziol and Nir Goldman The Astrophysical Journal Volume 803 Number 2 2015 ApJ 803 91. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/803/2/91 published 21 April 2015 LINK
Chemical characteristic of R chondrites in the light of P, REEs, Th and U abundances
Rahat Khan, Naoki Shirai, Mitsuru Ebihara Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 422, 15 July 2015, Pages 18–27 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.04.008 LINK
The amino acid and hydrocarbon contents of the Paris meteorite: Insights into the most primitive CM chondrite
Zita Martins, Paola Modica, Brigitte Zanda and Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 20 APR 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12442 LINK
Variability, absorption features, and parent body searches in “spectrally featureless” meteorite reflectance spectra: Case study – Tagish Lake
M.R.M. Izawa, M.A. Craig, D.M. Applin, J.A. Sanchez, V. Reddy, L. LeCorre, P. Mann, E.A. Cloutis Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.013 published online 15 April 2015 LINK
Meteorite-catalyzed syntheses of nucleosides and of other prebiotic compounds from formamide under proton irradiation
Raffaele Saladino, Eleonora Carota, Giorgia Botta, Mikhail Kapralov, Gennady N. Timoshenko, Alexei Y. Rozanov, Eugene Krasavin, and Ernesto Di Mauro PNAS 2015 ; published ahead of print April 13, 2015, doi:10.1073/pnas.1422225112 LINK Supporting information (PDF)
Comprehensive study of carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions, trace element abundances, and cathodoluminescence intensities of calcite in the Murchison CM chondrite
Wataru Fujiya, Naoji Sugiura, Yves Marrocchi, Naoto Takahata, Peter Hoppe, Kotaro Shirai, Yuji Sano, Hajime Hiyagon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.04.010 in Press, available online 13 April 2015 LINK
Widespread oxidized and hydrated amorphous silicates in CR chondrites matrices: Implications for alteration conditions and H2 degassing of asteroids
Corentin Le Guillou, Hitesh G. Changela, Adrian J. Brearley Earth and Planetary Science Letters available online 3 April 2015 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.031 LINK
Thulium anomalies and rare earth element patterns in meteorites and Earth: Nebular fractionation and the nugget effect
N. Dauphas, A. Pourmand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta in press, arXiv:1503.08708 PDF (full text) LINK Update (11 April): doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.037 LINK
Pulse-laser irradiation experiments of Murchison CM2 chondrite for reproducing space weathering on C-type asteroids
Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Yuki Kimura, Takahiro Hiroi, Ryosuke Nakamura, Satoshi Okumura, Sho Sasaki Icarus available online 14 March 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.029 LINK
Second natural quasicrystal ever found in ancient meteorite
Luca Bindi, Nan Yao, Chaney Lin, Lincoln S. Hollister, Christopher L. Andronicos, Vadim V. Distler, Michael P. Eddy, Alexander Kostin, Valery Kryachko, Glenn J. MacPherson, William M. Steinhardt, Marina Yudovskaya, Paul J. Steinhardt Scientific Reports,…
Amino acid analyses of R and CK chondrites
Burton, A. S., McLain, H., Glavin, D. P., Elsila, J. E., Davidson, J., Miller, K. E., Andronikov, A. V., Lauretta, D. and Dworkin, J. P. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12433 LINK
Formation and transformations of Fe-rich serpentines by asteroidal aqueous alteration processes: A nanoscale study of the Murray chondrite
Agnès Elmaleh, Franck Bourdelle, Florent Caste, Karim Benzerara, Hugues Leroux, Bertrand Devouard Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.007 available online 12 March 2015 LINK
Characteristics and origin of the components of the carbonaceous chondrite NWA 470
M. A. Ivanova, M. I. Petaev Petrology March 2015, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp 150-167 <a href=”http://link.springer.com/article/10.1134%2FS0869591115020058″ target=”_blank”><strong>LINK</strong></a>
Processing in a transitional environment of CV and CK chondrites’ parent bodies in the light of mineralogical and petrological analysis of NWA 1465 CV3 meteorite
A. Kereszturi, Sz. Ormandi, S. Jozsa Planetary and Space Science available online 3 March 2015 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.02.016 LINK
Volatile Delivery to Planets from Water-rich Planetesimals around Low Mass Stars
Fred J. Ciesla, Gijs D. Mulders, Ilaria Pascucci, Daniel Apai accepted to ApJ PDF LINK (full text) LINK
Nucleosynthetic strontium isotope anomalies in carbonaceous chondrites
Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yusuke Fukami, Wataru Okui, Nobuaki Ito, Hiroshi Yamazaki Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 416, 15 April 2015, Pages 46–55 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.01.040 LINK
Zirconium isotope evidence for the heterogeneous distribution of s–process materials in the solar system
W. Akram, M. Schönbächler, S. Bisterzo, R. Gallino Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 24 February 2015 LINK
Morphological Study of Insoluble Organic Matter from Carbonaceous Chondrites: Correlation with Petrologic Grade
Hitesh G. Changela, George D. Cody, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Z Peeters, Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 16 February 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.007
Mn-Cr systematics in primitive meteorites: insights from mineral separation and partial dissolution
Christa Göpel, Jean-Louis Birck, Albert Galy, Jean-Alix Barrat, Brigitte Zanda Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.008 available online 14 February 2015 LINK
Magnetic Fields in the Late-Stage Solar Nebula Recorded in CR Chondrites
Fu R. R., Weiss B. P., Schrader D. L. PDF LINK
Refractory Inclusions Recycled During Formation of Porphyritic Chondrules from CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
A. N. Krot, K. Nagashima, E. M. M. E. van Kooten, M. Bizzarro 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1596 PDF LINK
Cooling Rates of Type I Chondrules from the Renazzo CR2 Chondrite: Implications for Chondrule Formation
N. Chaumard, M. Humayun, B. Zanda, R. H. Hewins 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1907 PDF LINK
Atypical Amino Acid Structural and Isotopic Compositions in the CR2 Chondrite Miller Range 090001 and the CH3 Chondrite Sayh al Uhaymir 290
A. S. Burton, J. E. Elsila, E. T. Parker, D. P. Glavin, J. P. Dworkin, R. Bartoschewitz 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2242 PDF LINK
Processes Affecting the CR Chondrites Parent Body: Petrology, Mineralogy and Chemical Composition of the Matrices of Antarctic CR Carbonaceous Chondrites
N. M. Abreu 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2561 PDF LINK
Magnetite in CK and CV Chondrites: Evidence for Two Parent Bodies?
T. L. Dunn, J. Gross 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1105 PDF LINK
A 33S Anomaly in CM Chondrites
J. Labidi, J. Farquhar, D. L. Eldridge, H. Oduro, C. Alexander, G. Cody 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1869 PDF LINK
Hafnium-Tungsten Age of Allende Chondrules and Matrix
G. Budde, T. Kleine, T. S. Kruijer, K. Metzler 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2262 PDF LINK
Miller Range 090657: A Very Pristine Renazzo-Like (CR) Carbonaceous Chondrite
J. Davidson, C. M. O’D. Alexander, D. L. Schrader, L. R. Nittler, R. Bowden 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1603 PDF LINK
Impact Melting of CV and CM Chondrites
N. G. Lunning, C. M. Corrigan, H. Y. McSween, T. J. Tenner, N. T. Kita 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2076 PDF LINK
Refractory Inclusions Recycled During Formation of Porphyritic Chondrules from CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
A. N. Krot, K. Nagashima, E. M. M. E. van Kooten, M. Bizzarro 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1596 PDF LINK
Genetic Link Between Fluffy Type A, Compact Type A and Type B CAIs from CV3 Chondrites NWA 3118 and Efremovka
M. A. Ivanova, A. N. Krot, G. J. MacPherson 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2371 PDF LINK
High Abundance of Methylamine in the Orgueil (CI1) Meteorite
J. C. Aponte, J. P. Dworkin, J. E. Elsila 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1075 PDF LINK
Tracking the Earliest Stages of Aqueous Alteration in the Mildly Altered CM Chondrite EET 96029
P. Lindgren, M. R. Lee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1760 PDF LINK
The Glue that Holds Worlds Together: Abundance, Origin and Significance of Amorphous Fe, Mg Silicate in Carbonaceous Chondrites
K. T. Howard, J. Davidson, C. M. O’D. Alexander, N. M. Abreu 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2244 PDF LINK
Lithologies Making Up CM Carbonaceous Chondrites and Their Link to Space Exposure Ages
T. Gregory, M. E. Zolensky, A. Trieman, E. Berger, L. Le, A. Fagan, A. Takenouchi, M. A. Velbel, K. Nishiizumi 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1227 PDF LINK
An Amoeboid Olivine Aggregate Surrounded by an Igneous Ferroan Olivine-Rich Rim from CO3.0 Chondrite DOM 08006
K. Nagashima, A. N. Krot, C. Park 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2477 PDF LINK
A Search for Cosmic Symplectite in the Acfer 094 and Miller Range 07687 Meteorites
L. R. Nittler, J. Davidson, N. Liu, C. M. O’D. Alexander, R. M. Stroud 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2097 PDF LINK
Effects of Secondary Processing on Presolar Grain Abundances and Compositions in the Unique Carbonaceous Chondrite Miller Range 07687
C. Floss, A. J. Brearley 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1004 PDF LINK
Chemical Composition and Iron Oxidation State of the Amorphous Silicate Matrix in Acfer 094
T. Hopp, C. Vollmer, D. Lautenschläger, M. Pelka, J. Render 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1172 PDF LINK
High-Precision SIMS Chondrule Oxygen Isotope Ratios from the Yamato 82094 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite
T. J. Tenner, M. Kimura, N. T. Kita 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2162 PDF LINK
Differentiated Planetesimals with Chondritic Crusts: New Δ17O-ε54Cr Evidence in Unique, Ungrouped Achondrites for Partial Melting of the CV/CK and CO Parent Bodies
M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, A. J. Irving, T. E. Bunch 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2259 PDF LINK
A New Unequilibrated Chondrite Lithology Discovered in the Murchison CM2 Meteorite
G. K. Benedix, S. S. Russell, L. V. Forman, A. W. R. Bevan, P. A. Bland 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1143 PDF LINK
Organic Matter in the Unique Carbonaceous Chondrite Miller Range 07687: A Coordinated In Situ NanoSIMS, FIB-TEM, and XANES Study
J. Davidson, L. R. Nittler, R. M. Stroud, A. Takigawa, B. T. De Gregorio, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, G. D. Cody 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1609 PDF…
Differences Within Carbonaceous Chondrite Groups from a Comparative ICP-MS Bulk Chemistry
M. Martínez-Jiménez, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez, J. Alonso-Azcárate 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1122 PDF LINK
Petrologic and Isotopic Classification of Ungrouped Achondrite NWA 8186: Implications for a CK/CV Asteroidal Origin
P. Srinivasan, F. M. McCubbin, C. B. Agee, K. Ziegler, M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1472 PDF LINK
Carbonate abundances and isotopic compositions in chondrites
C. M. O’D. Alexander, R. Bowden, M. L. Fogel and K. T. Howard Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12410 LINK We report the bulk C abundances, and C and O isotopic compositions of carbonates in…
Evidence for an early nitrogen isotopic evolution in the solar nebula from volatile analyses of a CAI from the CV3 chondrite NWA 8616
Evelyn Füri, Marc Chaussidon, Bernard Marty Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, available online 20 January 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.01.004 LINK
Reactive ammonia in the solar protoplanetary disk and the origin of Earth’s nitrogen
Dennis Harries,Peter Hoppe, Falko Langenhorst Nature Geoscience (2015) doi:10.1038/ngeo2339 LINK Supplementary Information (PDF) Yamato 793321
The formation and alteration of the Renazzo-like carbonaceous chondrites III: Toward understanding the genesis of ferromagnesian chondrules
Devin L. Schrader, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Dante S. Lauretta, Thomas J. Zega, Jemma Davidson and Kenneth J. Domanik first published online: 22 DEC 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12402 LINK
Case study of chondrule alteration with IR spectroscopy in NWA 2086 CV3 meteorite
A. Kereszturi, I. Gyollai, M. Szabó Planetary and Space Science available online 18 December 2014 LINK
The origin of chondrules: Constraints from matrix composition and matrix-chondrule complementarityOPEN ACCESS
Herbert Palme, Dominik C. Hezel, Denton S. Ebel Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 411, 1 February 2015, Pages 11–19 LINK Update (6 July 2023): PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
An early solar system magnetic field recorded in CM chondrites
C. Cournede, J. Gattacceca, M. Gounelle, P. Rochette, B.P. Weiss, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 62–74 LINK
New insight into the Solar System’s transition disk phase provided by the unusual meteorite Isheyevo
Melissa A. Morris, Laurence A. J. Garvie, L. Paul Knauth The Astrophysical Journal Letters ApJ 801 L22. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/801/2/L22 Received 4 Dezember 2014, accepted for publication 30 Januar 2015. Published 9 März 2015. PDF LINK (open…
X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopic study of Hayabusa category 3 carbonaceous particles
Hikaru Yabuta, Masayuki Uesugi, Hiroshi Naraoka, Motoo Ito, A L David Kilcoyne, Scott A Sandford, Fumio Kitajima, Hajime Mita, Yoshinori Takano, Toru Yada, Yuzuru Karouji, Yukihiro Ishibashi, Tatsuaki Okada, Masanao Abe Earth, Planets and Space…
High-Precision Oxygen-Isotope Measurements with SHRIMP SI
Trevor Ireland (ANU), Marian Sapah (ANU), Janaina Avila (ANU), Peter Holden (ANU), and Peter Lanc (ANU) PDF LINK
Discovery of unusual 3 micron bands on some CM chondrite chips of NIPR and possible link to asteroidal surface minerals
Takahiro Hiroi, Hiroshi Kaiden, Naoya Imae, Akira Yamaguchi, Hideyasu Kojima, Sho Sasaki, Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Carle Pieters PDF LINK
Reflectance spectra measurement of hydrated and dehydrated carbonaceous chondrites using the Near Infrared Spectrometer on Hayabusa 2 spacecraft
Tomoki Nakamura (Tohoku Univ), Takahiro Iwata (JAXA), Kohei Kitasato (Univ of Aizu), Masanao Abe (JAXA), Takahito Osawa (JAEA), Moe Matsuoka (Tohoku Univ), Yusuke Nakauchi (JAXA), Takehiko Arai (JAXA), Mutsumi Komatsu (Graduate Univ for Advanced Studies),…
Aqueous fluid inclusion candidates in Sutter’s Mill meteorite (CM) and their 3D microtextures using X-ray micro-tomography combined with FIB sampling.
Akira Tsuchiyama (Kyoto U.), Akira Miyake (Kyoto U.), Michael E. Zolensky (NASA/JSC), Kentaro Uesugi (JASRI/SPring-8), Tsukasa Nakano (AIST/GSJ), Akihisa Takeuchi (JASRI/SPring-8), Yoshio Suzuki (JASRI/SPring-8) and Kenta Yoshida (Kyoto U.) PDF LINK
Search for amino acid precursors in carbonaceous chondrites and cosmic dusts
Kensei Kobayashi (YNU, NINS), Hajime Mita (FIT), Yoko Kebukawa (YNU), Yuto Ishikawa (YNU), Takeo Kaneko (YNU), Akihiko Yamagishi (TUPLS), Tanpopo (JAXA) PDF LINK
Challenging analyses of organic content in Saharan carbonaceous chondrites
Yutaro Osawa (Kyushu University), Sandra Pizzarello (Arizona State University) PDF LINK
Eclogitic clasts found in NWA 801 CR2 chondrite: Formation of high pressure minerals in deep interior of a Moon-sized planetesimal
Hajime Hiyagon (Univ. Tokyo), Naoji Sugiura (Univ. Tokyo), Noriko Kita (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison), Makoto Kimura (Ibaraki Univ.), Yuichi Morishita (Shizuoka Univ.) and Yoshie Takehana (Univ. Tokyo) PDF LINK
The relationship between CI falls and CI finds
Ashley King (NHM), Paul Schofield (NHM), Kieren Howard (KBCC), Sara Russell (NHM) PDF LINK
Mineral alteration of a Type B CAI from the reduced CV3 chondrite, Efremovka
Yuma Enokido (Waseda University), Timothy Fagan (Waseda U.), H. Aragane (Waseda U.) PDF LINK
Evidence for Os isotopic homogeneity in the solar nebula from CV-CK carbonaceous chondrites
Steven Goderis (VUB, UGent, UH), Alan D. Brandon (UH), Bernhard Mayer (FSU), Munir Humayun (FSU) PDF LINK
An experimental study of the formation of cubanite (CuFe2S3) in primitive meteorites
Berger, E. L., Keller, L. P. and Lauretta, D. S. (2014), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12399 LINK
Steinhardtite, a new body-centered-cubic allotropic form of aluminum from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite
Luca Bindi, Nan Yao, Chaney Lin, Lincoln S. Hollister, Glenn J. MacPherson, Gerald R. Poirier, Christopher L. , Andronicos Vadim V. Distler, Michael P. Eddy, Alexander Kostin, Valery Kryachko, William M. Steinhardt, and Marina Yudovskaya…
Chloromethane release from carbonaceous meteorite affords new insight into Mars lander findings
Frank Keppler, David B. Harper, Markus Greule, Ulrich Ott, Tobias Sattler, Heinz F. Schöler, John T. G. Hamilton Scientific Reports 4, Article number:7010 doi:10.1038/srep07010 published 13 November 2014 LINK (open access) Supplementary information (PDF)
Presolar materials and isotope anomalies in the unique carbonaceous chondrite Miller Range 07687
J. Davidson, L. R. Nittler, and C. M. O’D. Alexander. Goldschmidt 2014, Abstract #503 LINK
Petrography, stable isotope compositions, microRaman spectroscopy, and presolar components of Roberts Massif 04133: A reduced CV3 carbonaceous chondrite
Davidson, J., Schrader, D. L., Alexander, C. M. O’D., Lauretta, D. S., Busemann, H., Franchi, I. A., Greenwood, R. C., Connolly, H. C., Domanik, K. J. and Verchovsky, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12377…
Investigating the Hydration of CM2 meteorites by IR spectroscopy
S Góbi, Á Kereszturi, P Beck, E Quirico, B Schmidt Workshop on the Modern Analytical Methods Applied to Earth and Planetary Sciences, held 1 November 2014 in Sopron, Hungary. LPI Contribution No. 1821 LINK (PDF)…
Classification of hydrous meteorites (CR, CM and C2 ungrouped) by phyllosilicate fraction: PSD-XRD modal mineralogy and planetesimal environments
K.T. Howard, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Schrader, K.A. Dyl DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.10.025 available online 4 November 2014 LINK Here we report the bulk mineralogies and degrees of hydration in 37 different carbonaceous chondrites: Renazzo-like (CR), Mighei-like (CM),…
Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Forsterite from the Tagish Lake Meteorite: An Implication for the Luminescence – Based Astromineralogy
Gucsik A. * Nishido H. Ninagawa K. Gyollai I. Izawa M. Kereszturi A. Modern Analytical Methods I Workshop on the Modern Analytical Methods Applied to Earth and Planetary Sciences (methods 2014) PDF LINK
Early accretion of water in the inner solar system from a carbonaceous chondrite–like source
Adam R. Sarafian,Sune G. Nielsen,Horst R. Marschall,Francis M. McCubbin, and Brian D. Monteleone Science 31 October 2014: Vol. 346 no. 6209 pp. 623-626 DOI: 10.1126/science.1256717 LINK Materials and Methods – Supplementary Text (PDF) Earth’s Water…
Replacement of olivine by serpentine in the Queen Alexandra Range 93005 carbonaceous chondrite (CM2): Reactant-product compositional relations, and isovolumetric constraints on reaction stoichiometry and elemental mobility during aqueous alteration
Michael A. Velbel, Eric K. Tonui, Michael E. Zolensky Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 30 October 2014 LINK
Fluid-induced organic synthesis in the solar nebula recorded in extraterrestrial dust from meteorites
Vollmer C, Demie Kepaptsoglou D, Leitner J, Busemann H, Spring NH, Ramasse QM, Hoppe P, Nittler LR (2014) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, 43, 15338–15343 LINK The direct association of both IDP-like…
PARIS: THE SLIGHTLY ALTERED, SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED CM THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN CMs AND COs
Bourot-Denism, M.; Zanda, B.; Marrocchi, Y.; Greenwood, R. C.; Pont, S.; Hewins, R. H.; Franchi, I. A. and Cornen, G. 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1-5 March 2010, Houston, Texas PDF LINK
The Orgueil meteorite: 150 years of history
The Orgueil meteorite: 150 years of history Matthieu Gounelle and Michael E. Zolensky Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 1769–1794. doi: 10.1111/maps.12351 Article first published online: 16 OCT 2014 LINK Abstract The goal of this paper…
In situ biological Resources: Soluble Nutrients and Electrolytes in carbonaceous asteroids/meteorites. Implications for astroecology and space populations
In situ biological Resources: Soluble Nutrients and Electrolytes in carbonaceous asteroids/meteorites. Implications for astroecology and space populations Michael N. Mautner Planetary and Space Science DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.10.001 In Press, Available online 16 October 2014 LINK
Oxygen isotope ratios of FeO-poor chondrules in CR3 chondrites: Influence of dust enrichment and H2O during chondrule formation
Travis J. Tenner, Daisuke Nakashima, Takayuki Ushikubo, Noriko T. Kita, Michael K. Weisberg Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 15 October 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.025 LINK
Infrared imaging spectroscopy with micron resolution of Sutter’s Mill meteorite grains
Mehmet Yesiltas, Yoko Kebukawa, Robert E. Peale, Eric Mattson, Carol J. Hirschmugl and Peter Jenniskens Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12321 LINK Abstract Synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared…
Chromium isotopic systematics of the Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for isotopic heterogeneities of the early solar system
Akane Yamakawa and Qing-Zhu Yin Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12346 LINK Abstract Recent studies have shown that major meteorite groups possess their own characteristic 54Cr values,…
Diamond xenolith and matrix organic matter in the Sutter’s Mill meteorite measured by C-XANES
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael E. Zolensky, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Zia Rahman, Peter Jenniskens and George D. Cody Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12312 Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 LINK Abstract The Sutter’s Mill…
A water–ice rich minor body from the early Solar System: The CR chondrite parent asteroid
Devin L. Schrader, Jemma Davidson, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Jenny M. Gibson Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 407, 1 December 2014, Pages 48–60 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.09.030 LINK Update (11 October): PDF LINK (free…
Aqueous Alteration on Asteroids: Linking the Mineralogy and Spectroscopy of CM and CI Chondrites
M.M. McAdam, J.M. Sunshine, K.T. Howard, T.M. McCoy Icarus DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.09.041 LINK Abstract CM/CI meteorites range in degree of aqueous alteration suggesting differences in initially accreted materials including water ice and possible spatial heterogeneities within…
Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions with fractionation and unknown nuclear effects (FUN CAIs): I. Mineralogy, petrology, and oxygen isotopic compositions
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Gerald J. Wasserburg, Gary R. Huss, Dimitri Papanastassiou, Andrew M. Davis, Ian D. Hutcheone, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.027 Available online 2 October 2014 LINK Abstract We…
Analysis of ripple or flow-like features in NWA 3118 CV3 meteorite
Kereszturi Akos, Ormandi Szivia, Jozsa Sandor, Szabo Mate,Toth Maria DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.09.011 Planetary and Space Science Available online 28 September 2014 LINK Abstract Analysing NWA 3118 CV3 chondrite with optical microscopy and electron microprobe methods, mostly…
Detection of a branched alkyl molecule in the interstellar medium: iso-propyl cyanide
Arnaud Belloche, Robin T. Garrod, Holger S. P. Müller, Karl M. Menten Science 26 September 2014: Vol. 345 no. 6204 pp. 1584-1587 DOI: 10.1126/science.1256678 LINK Abstract The largest noncyclic molecules detected in the interstellar medium…
The paradox between low shock-stage and evidence for compaction in CM carbonaceous chondrites explained by multiple low-intensity impacts
Paula Lindgren, Romy D. Hanna, Katherine J. Dobson, Tim Tomkinson, Martin R. Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.014 (in press) Available online 18 September 2014 LINK
An oxygen isotope study of Wark–Lovering rims on type A CAIs in primitive carbonaceous chondrites
Jean-David Bodénan, Natalie A. Starkey, Sara S. Russell, Ian P. Wright, Ian A. Franchi Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 401, 1 September 2014, Pages 327-336 LINK Calcium–aluminium-rich Inclusions (CAIs) and the thin Wark–Lovering (WL)…
Samarium–neodymium chronology and rubidium–strontium systematics of an Allende calcium–aluminum-rich inclusion with implications for 146Sm half-life
N.E. Marks, L.E. Borg, I.D. Hutcheon, B. Jacobsen, R.N. Clayton Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 405, 1 November 2014, Pages 15–24 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.08.017 Available online 29 August 2014 LINK
Aragonite, breunnerite, calcite and dolomite in the CM carbonaceous chondrites: High fidelity recorders of progressive parent body aqueous alteration
Martin R. Lee, Paula Lindgren, Mahmood R. Sofe Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 28 August 2014 LINK
Sequential analysis of carbonaceous materials in Hayabusa-returned samples for the determination of their origin
Masayuki Uesugi, Hiroshi Naraoka, Motoo Ito, Hikaru Yabuta, Fumio Kitajima, Yoshinori Takano, Hajime Mita, Ichiro Ohnishi, Yoko Kebukawa, Toru Yada, Yuzuru Karouji, Yukihiro Ishibashi, Takaaki Okada and Masanao Abe Earth, Planets and Space 2014, 66:102…
Hydrocarbon Materials of Likely Interstellar Origin from the Paris Meteorite
S. Merouane, Z. Djouadi, L. Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, B. Zanda, and J. Borg The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 756, Number 2 LINK (open access)
Alteration processes in the CV chondrite parent body based on analysis of NWA 2086 meteorite
Kereszturi, A., Blumberger, Z., Józsa, S., May, Z., Müller, A., Szabó, M. and Tóth, M. (2014). Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12336 LINK
No nebular magnetization in the Allende CV carbonaceous chondrite
R.R. Fu, E.A. Lima, B.P. Weiss Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 404, 15 October 2014, Pages 54–66 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.07.014 LINK
Potential for analysis of carbonaceous matter on Mars using Raman spectroscopy
Hutchinson IB, Parnell J, Edwards HGM, Jehlicka J, Marshall CP, Harris LV, Ingley R Planetary and Space Science Volume 103, 15 November 2014, Pages 184–190 LINK
Reactivity and Survivability of Glycolaldehyde in Simulated Meteorite Impact Experiments
V.P. McCaffrey, N.E.B. Zellner, C.M. Waun, E.R. Bennett, E.K. Earl Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres February 2014, Volume 44, Issue 1, pp 29-42 PDF (full text) abstract
The Paris CM chondrite: Secondary minerals and asteroidal processing
Yves Marrocchi, Matthieu Gounelle, Ingrid Blanchard, Florent Caste, Anton T. Kearsley Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 1232–1249. doi: 10.1111/maps.12329 LINK
Cosmogenic 180W Variations in Meteorites and Re-assessment of a Possible 184Os-180W Decay System
Cook DL, Kruijer TS, Leya I and Kleine T. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 140, 1 September 2014, Pages 160–176 LINK
Fossil records of high level of 60Fe in chondrules from unequilibrated chondrites
Mishra R.K. and Chaussidon M. Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 398, 15 July 2014, Pages 90–100 LINK
Amoeboid olivine aggregates from CH carbonaceous chondrites
Krot AN, Park C and Nagashima K. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 139, 15 August 2014, Pages 131–153 LINK
Ion irradiation of Allende meteorite probed by visible, IR, and Raman spectroscopies
Brunetto et al. (in press) Icarus Volume 237, 15 July 2014, Pages 278–292 LINK
Coordinated NanoSIMS and FIB-TEM Analyses of Organic Matter and Associated Matrix Materials in CR3 Chondrites
Floss C, Le Guillou C and Brearley A. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 139, 15 August 2014, Pages 1–25 LINK
Hydrothermal origin of hexagonal CaAl2Si2O8 (dmisteinbergite) in a compact type A CAI from the Northwest Africa 2086 CV3 chondrite
Fintor K, Park C, Nagy S, Pál-Molnár E and Krot AN (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 812–823. doi: 10.1111/maps.12294 LINK
The amino acid composition of the Sutter’s Mill CM2 carbonaceous chondrite
Burton AS, Glavin DP, Elsila JE, Dworkin JP, Jenniskens P and Yin Q-Z Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2074–2086, November 2014 LINK
Olivine-rich rims surrounding chondrules in the Mokoia CV3 carbonaceous chondrite: Further evidence for parent-body processes
Tomeoka K and Ohnishi I Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 137, 15 July 2014, Pages 18–34 LINK
Investigation of Pyridine Carboxylic Acids in CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Potential Precursor Molecules for Ancient Coenzymes
Smith KE, Callahan MP, Gerakines PA, Dworkin JP and House CH Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 136, 1 July 2014, Pages 1–12 LINK
The abundance and stability of “water” in type 1 and 2 carbonaceous chondrites (CI, CM and CR)
Garenne A, Beck P, Montes-Hernandez G, Chiriac R, Toche F, Quirico E, Bonal L and B. Schmitt B (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 137, 15 July 2014, Pages LINK
Coordinated Chemical and Isotopic Imaging of Bells (CM2) Meteorite Matrix
S. J. Clemett, S. Messenger, K. Nakamura-Messenger and K. L. Thomas-Keprta Meteoritic organic matter is a complex conglomeration of species formed in distinct environments and processes in circumstellar space, the interstellar medium, the Solar Nebula…
Degree of Aqueous Alteration in CM2 Paris and the Petrography of its Refractory and Amoeboid Olivine Inclusions
Rubin, A. E. 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held 17-21 March, 2014 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1777, p.1130 PDF LINK
Sub-Micrometer Composition Fields of Acfer 094 and Paris Matrices
Leroux, H.; Cuvillier, P.; Zanda, B.; Hewins, R. H. 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held 17-21 March, 2014 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1777, p.1706 PDF LINK
The Sutter’s Mill meteorite: Thermoluminescence data on thermal and metamorphic history
Sears, D. W. and Beauford, R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2047–2055, November 2014
Detection and rapid recovery of the Sutter’s Mill meteorite fall as a model for future recoveries worldwide
Fries M, Le Corre L, Hankey M, Fries J, Matson R, Schaefer J and Reddy V (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 1989–1996, November 2014
Petrology and bulk chemistry of Yamato-82094, a new type of carbonaceous chondrite
Kimura M, Barrat JA, Weisberg MK, Imae N, Yamaguchi A and Kojima H (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 346–357, March 2014
Atom-probe analyses of nanodiamonds from Allende
Heck, P. R., Stadermann, F. J., Isheim, D., Auciello, O., Daulton, T. L., Davis, A. M., Elam, J. W., Floss, C., Hiller, J., Larson, D. J., Lewis, J. B., Mane, A., Pellin, M. J., Savina,…
The secondary history of Sutter’s Mill CM carbonaceous chondrite based on water abundance and the structure of its organic matter from two clasts.
Beck, P., Quirico, E., Garenne, A., Yin, Q.-Z., Bonal, L., Schmitt, B., Montes-Hernandez, G., Montagnac, G., Chiriac, R. and Toche, F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2064–2073, November 2014 LINK
Mid-infrared study of stones from the Sutter’s Mill meteorite
Nuevo M, Sandford SA, Flynn GJ and Wirick S (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2017–2026, November 2014 LINK
Soluble organic compounds in the Tagish Lake meteorite
Hilts RW, Herd CDK, Simkus DN and Slater GF (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 526–549. doi: 10.1111/maps.12272 LINK The C2 ungrouped Tagish Lake meteorite preserves a range of lithologies, reflecting variable degrees of…
Quantified, whole section trace element mapping of carbonaceous chondrites by Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy: 1. CV meteorites
Dyl KA, Cleverley JS, Bland PA, Ryan CG, Fisher LA and Hough RM (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 134, 1 June 2014, Pages 100–119 LINK
Weakly shocked and deformed CM microxenoliths in the Pułtusk H chondrite
Krzesińska A and Fritz J Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 595–610. doi: 10.1111/maps.12276 LINK
Sutter’s Mill dicarboxylic acids as possible tracers of parent-body alteration processes
Pizzarello S. and Garvie L.A.J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12264 LINK Dicarboxylic acids were searched for in three Sutter’s Mill (SM) fragments (SM2 collected prerain, SM12, and SM41) and found to occur almost exclusively…
Nature’s Starships. I. Observed Abundances and Relative Frequencies of Amino Acids in Meteorites
Cobb AK and Pudritz RE (2014) The Astrophysical Journal 783:140. ApJ 783 140. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/783/2/140 LINK We see a predominance in the abundance and variety of amino acids in CM2 and CR2 meteorites. The range in…
Testing variations within the Tagish Lake meteorite—I: Mineralogy and petrology of pristine samples
Blinova AI, Zega TJ, Herd CDK and Stroud RM (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 473–502. doi: 10.1111/maps.12271 LINK
Evidence for Mo isotope fractionation in the solar nebula and during planetary differentiation
Burkhardt C, Hin RC, Kleine T and Bernard Bourdon B (2014) Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 391, 1 April 2014, Pages 201–211 LINK
Metamorphosed calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions in CK carbonaceous chondrites
Chaumard N, Devouard B, Bouvier A and Wadhwa M (in press) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 419–452, March 2014 LINK Excluding metamorphic features, the similarity in nature and abundance of CAIs…
Variations in the O-isotope composition of gas during the formation of chondrules from the CR chondrites
Schrader DL, Nagashima K, Krot AN, Ogliore RC and Hellebrand E (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 132, 1 May 2014, Pages 50–74 LINK The compositional and O-isotope data suggest that BO chondrules experienced…
The fate of magmas in planetesimals and the retention of primitive chondritic crusts
Fua RR and Elkins-Tanton LT (2014) Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 390, 15 March 2014, Pages 128–137 LINK High abundances of short-lived radiogenic isotopes in the early solar system led to interior melting and…
Highly Siderophile Elements and 187Re-187Os Isotopic Systematics of the Allende Meteorite: Evidence for Primary Nebular Processes and Late-stage Alteration
Archer GJ, Ash RD, Bullock ES and Walker RJ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 131, 15 April 2014, Pages 402–414 LINK
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
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- Northwest Africa 18197 (Diogenite)
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- Northwest Africa 18345 (LL7)
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- Northwest Africa 18322 (Diogenite)
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- Northwest Africa 18320 (Diogenite)
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- Northwest Africa 18441 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
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