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
Origins of Al-rich chondrules: Clues from a compound Al-rich chondrule in the Dar al Gani 978 carbonaceous chondrite
Zhang A-C, Itoh S., Naoya Sakamoto N., Wang R-C and Hisayoshi Yurimoto H. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 130, 1 April 2014, Pages 78–92 LINK
Evolution of organic matter in Orgueil, Murchison and Renazzo during parent body aqueous alteration: in-situ investigations
Le Guillou C, Bernard S, Brearley AJ and Remusat L Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 131, 15 April 2014, Pages 368–392 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.11.020 LINK (abstract) In contrast to Renazzo, organic grains in Murchison and Orgueil…
Nepheline and sodalite in the matrix of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for formation through parent-body processes
Matsumoto M, Tomeoka K, Seto Y, Miyake A and Sugita M Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 126, 1 February 2014, Pages 441–454 LINK
Instrumental neutron activation analyses of the most Earth-like meteorites
Gerd Weckwerth Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry January 2014, Volume 299, Issue 1, pp 221-228 LINK C1-carbonaceous chondrites are known to have the highest meteoritic content of volatile elements. Nevertheless, most volatile elements, such…
Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues
Howard et al. (2013) Nature Geoscience 6, 1018–1022 (2013) doi:10.1038/ngeo1996 LINK (abstract)
Transmission infrared spectra (2-25 microns) of carbonaceous chondrites (CI, CM, CV-CK, CR, C2 ungrouped): mineralogy, water, and asteroidal processes
Beck P, Garenne A, Quirico E, Bonal L, Montes-Hernandez G, Moynier F and Schmitt B Icarus Volume 229, February 2014, Pages 263–277 LINK
Relationships between organics, water and early stages of aqueous alteration in the pristine CR3.0 chondrite MET 00426
Le Guillou C and Brearley A Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 131, 15 April 2014, Pages 344–367 LINK
Constraining the pressure threshold of impact induced calcite twinning: Implications for the deformation history of aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies
Lindgren P, Price MC, Lee MR and Burchell MJ Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 384, 15 December 2013, Pages 71–80 LINK
Trace element geochemistry of CR chondrite metal
Jacquet E, Paulhiac-Pison M, Alard O, Kearsley AT and Gounelle M Meteoritics and Planetary Science, volume 48, issue 10, 1981-1999, October 2013 doi: 10.1111/maps.12212 (updated 6 February 2015) PDF (full text) LINK
The Paris meteorite, the least altered CM chondrite so far
Hewins RH, Zanda B, Leroux H, Barrat J-A, Humayun M, Göpel C, Greenwood RC, Franchi IA, Pont S, Lorand J-P, Cournède C, Gattacceca J, Rochette P, Kuga M, Marrocchi Y and Marty B (in press)…
Biomass preservation in impact melt ejecta
Martins Z, Price MC, Goldman N, Sephton MA and Burchell MJ (2013) Nature Geoscience 6, 1045–1049 (2013) doi:10.1038/ngeo1930 LINK (abstract)
Processing of meteoritic organic materials as a possible analog of early molecular evolution in planetary environments
Sandra Pizzarello, Stephen K. Davidowski, Gregory P. Holland, and Lynda B. Williams Published online before print September 9, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1309113110 PNAS September 24, 2013 vol. 110 no. 39 15614-15619 PDF-LINK Supporting information Significance The…
In situ Observation of D-rich Carbonaceous Globules Embedded in NWA 801 CR2 chondrite
Hashiguchi M, Kobayashi S and Yurimoto H Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 122, 1 December 2013, Pages 306–323 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.08.007 LINK
Correlated Petrologic and Mg-Isotopic Studies of an Unusual Igneous Fragment in the Paris CM Chondrite
Caillet Komorowski, C.; Mostefaoui, S.; Boudouma, O.; Godard, G.; Fialin, M. 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held July 29-August 7, 2013 in Edmonton, Canada. Published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, id.5199 PDF…
The oxygen isotope evolution of parent body aqueous solutions as recorded by multiple carbonate generations in the Lonewolf Nunataks 94101 CM2 carbonaceous chondrite
M.R. Lee, M.R. Sofe, P. Lindgren, N.A. Starkey, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 121, 15 November 2013, Pages 452–466 Available online 19 July 2013 OPEN ACCESS LINK Abstract The CM2 carbonaceous chondrite LON…
Hydrogen Isotopes in Lunar Volcanic Glasses and Melt Inclusions Reveal a Carbonaceous Chondrite Heritage
A.E. Saal et al. Published Online May 9 2013 Science 14 June 2013: Vol. 340 no. 6138 pp. 1317-1320 DOI: 10.1126/science.1235142 LINK Water is perhaps the most important molecule in the solar system, and determining…
The classification of CM and CR chondrites using bulk H, C and N abundances and isotopic compositions
Alexander CMO’D, Howard KT, Bowden R and Fogel ML (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.05.019 Volume 123, 15 December 2013, Pages 244–260 Available online 25 May 2013 LINK
A TEM INVESTIGATION OF THE FINE GRAINED MATRIX OF THE PARIS CM CHONDRITE
H Leroux, P. Cuvillier, B. Zanda and R. H. Hewins PDF LINK
Hydrogen Isotopic Compositions and Water Contents in Type I Chondrules of Paris CM Chondrite
44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 18-22, 2013 in The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1719, p.1560 PDF LINK
EARLY STAGES OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN ANOMALOUS PRIMITIVE CCs NWA 5958 & PARIS
Elmaleh, A.; Zanda, B.; Hewins, R. H.; Göpel, C.; Fieni, C.; Pont, S.; Humayun, M. (09/2012) PDF LINK
The Provenances of Asteroids, and Their Contributions to the Volatile Inventories of the Terrestrial Planets
C. M. O’D. Alexander, R. Bowden, M. L. Fogel, K. T. Howard, C. D. K. Herd, L. R. Nittler Published Online July 12 2012 Science 10 August 2012: Vol. 337 no. 6095 pp. 721-723 DOI:…
The Murchison Meteorite Story
John Lovering describes his excitement at seeing the Murchison meteorite and its scientific significance. VIDEO (MP4) Transcript: This particular fragment is one of the pieces of the Murchison meteorite that fell in Victoria in 1969….
Establishing a molecular relationship between chondritic and cometary organic solids
George D. Cody, Emily Heying, Conel M. O. Alexander, Larry R. Nittler, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Scott A. Sandford and Rhonda M. Stroud PNAS 2011 108 (48) 19171-19176; published ahead of print April 4, 2011,…