Symplectite formation in ultramafic achondrites by impact percolation of a sulfide melt
Z. Váci, P.M. Kruttasch, M.J. Krawczynski, R.C. Ogliore, K. Mezger Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 13 August 2024 LINK “The ungrouped dunitic achondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 12,217 contains symplectic spinel-pyroxene veins that are mineralogically identical…
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…
RIBBECK (2024 BX1) Aubrite meteorite fall (~ 1760 g) between Selbelang (Paulinenaue), Ribbeck, Berge and Lietzow (Nauen), Havelland, Brandenburg, Germany at 00:32:38-44 UT on 21 January 2024
Last update: 25 September 2024 (18:30 CEST) On 5 February 2024 it was officially anounced in a press release by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin that the fall was classified as an Aubrite: press release….
Light noble gases in 11 achondrites: Cosmic ray exposure ages, gas retention ages, and preatmospheric sizes
Thomas Smith, Huaiyu He, Shijie Li, Fei Su MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK “We report light noble gas (He, Ne, and Ar) concentrations and isotopic ratios in 11 achondrites, Tafassasset (unclassified…
Genetic relationships of solar system bodies based on their nucleosynthetic Ti isotope compositions and sub-structures of the solar protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Miriam Rüfenacht, Précillia Morino, Yi-Jen Lai, Manuela A. Fehr, Makiko K. Haba, Maria Schönbächler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic isotope variations are powerful tools…
Upper limits of water contents in olivine and orthopyroxene of equilibrated chondrites and several achondritesOPEN ACCESS
Dennis Harries, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydroxyl defects in nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) were potential carriers of water in the early Solar System…
Mass-dependent nickel isotopic variations in achondrites and lunar rocks
Shui-Jiong Wang, Shi-Jie Li, Yangting Lin, Si-Zhang Sheng Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 April 2023 LINK “We present high-precision mass-dependent nickel isotopic data for a comprehensive suite of achondrites and…
Degassing of early-formed planetesimals restricted water delivery to Earth
M. E. Newcombe, S. G. Nielsen, L. D. Peterson, J. Wang, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. R. Sarafian, K. Shimizu, L. R. Nittler & A. J. Irving NaturePublished: 15 March 2023 LINK “The timing of…
Gaia search for early-formed andesitic asteroidal crustsOPEN ACCESS
Marjorie Galinier, Marco Delbo, Chrysa Avdellidou, Laurent Galluccio, Yves Marrocchi Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript (January 3, 2023) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Andesitic meteorites are among the oldest achondrites known to date. They record volcanic events…
Origin of Nitrogen Isotopic Variations in the Rocky Bodies of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 937, Number 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Noncarbonaceous (NC; inner solar system) meteorites have lower 15N/14N ratios than carbonaceous (CC; outer solar system) meteorites. Whether…
53Mn-53Cr chronology and ε54Cr-Δ17O genealogy of Erg Chech 002: the oldest andesite in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Pascal M. Kruttasch, Klaus Mezger Accepted in ‘Meteoritics & Planetary Science’ journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (23 October 2022): MAPS LINK “The meteorite sample Erg Chech (EC) 002 is the oldest felsic igneous…
A detailed record of early solar system melting in the carbonaceous achondrites Northwest Africa 7680 and 6962
Brendt C. Hyde, Desmond E. Moser, Kimberly T. Tait, James R. Darling, Qing-Zhu Yin, Matthew E. Sanborn, Neil R. Banerjee, Arshad Ali, Iffat Jabeen, Hugo Moreira MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 August 2022 LINK…
Anomalous Acapulcoite Stones Found in Close Proximity to the Erg Atouila 001 Achondrite Provide Evidence for a Heterogeneous Sodium-Rich Meteoroid Derived from the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Parent Body
Irving A. J., Carpenter P. K. MetSoc2022 abstract #6370 LINK “Anomalous albite-rich acapulcoite stones found near the Erg Atouila 001 sodic achondrite in Mali may be components of the same heterogeneous meteoroid.”
Structure of differentiated planetesimals: A chondritic fridge on top of a magma ocean
Cyril Sturtz, Angela Limare, Marc Chaussidon, Édouard Kaminski IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 May 2022 LINK “Highlights • We study the formation and the thermal evolution of planetesimals that accreted undifferentiated material during…
Characterization of achondritic cosmic spherules from the Widerøefjellet micrometeorite collection (Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica)
Bastien Soens, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Claudia González de Vega, Frank Vanhaecke, Matthias van Ginneken, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2022 LINK “Achondritic micrometeorites represent one…
Ultrasodic, Albite-Rich Syenitic Achondrite Erg Atouila 001: A Highly Evolved Felsic Igneous Differentiate from the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Parent Body
Irving A. J., Boesenberg J. S., Ziegler K. LPSC2022 abstract #2059 LINK “Studies of a unique albite-rich achondrite suggest that it is a highly fractionated partial melt related to acapulcoites-lodranites.”
ERG ATOUILA 001: UNIQUE ALBITITE ACHONDRITE METEORITE
C. B. Agee, A. J. Ross, M. N. Spilde, K. Ziegler 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2022) abstract [#2442] LINK “Erg Atouila 001 is the first example of an albitite or syenite meteorite, and…
Tintigny meteorite: The first Belgian achondrite
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Vinciane Debaille, Jérôme Gattacceca, Richard Greenwood, Thierry Leduc, Marleen De Ceukelaire, Sophie Decrée, Steven Goderis Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 October 2021 LINK “Highlights • Tintigny meteorite fell…
Olivine-rich achondrites from Vesta and the missing mantle problemOPEN ACCESS
Zoltan Vaci, James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Karen Ziegler, Qing-Zhu Yin, Supratim Dey, Audrey Miller, Carl Agee, Rainer Bartoschewitz & Andreas Pack Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 5443 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael V. Goryunov, Michael I. Oshtrakh Minerals 2021, 11(6), 612 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and…
Mineralogy and Bulk Elemental Composition of Ungrouped Relatively Sodic Gabbroic Achondrite Erg Chech 002: An Ancient Planetary Crustal Sample?
P. K. Carpenter, Irving A. J., Righter M., Lapen T. J., Tepper J. H. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2205 PDF “A unique mafic gabbroic achondrite characterized by sodic plagioclase may represent…
Petrology and Geochemistry of Erg Chech 002, the Oldest Andesite in the Solar System
A. Yamaguchi, Barrat J. A., Chaussidon M., Beck P., Villeneuvee J. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1892 PDF “We present the petrology and geochemistry of Erg Chech 002, and discuss…
Mineralogy and Cooling History of Ungrouped Achondrite Erg Chech 002
T. Mikouchi, Zolensky M. E. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2457 PDF “Erg Chech 002 is characterized by large pyroxene xenocrysts whose diffusive zoning profiles suggest fast cooling from high temperature. Trapping…
Multi-Stage Differentiation History of Andesitic Achondrite Erg Chech 002
R. W. Nicklas, Day J. M. D., Gardner-Vandy K. G., Udry A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1074 PDF “Erg Chech 002 is a new evolved achondrite dominated by pyroxene, plagioclase, and…
26Al Chronology of Erg Chech 002, the Oldest Andesite in the Solar System
M. Chaussidon, Barrat J. A., Yamaguchi A., Beck P., Villeneuve J. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2222 PDF “26Al chronology shows that the Erg Chech 002 meteorite of andesitic composition…
Titanium isotope fractionation in solar system materials
Niel H. Williams, Manuela A. Fehr, Ian J. Parkinson, Maximilian B. Mandl, Maria Schönbächler Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 December 2020, 120009 LINK “Highlights • Nebular processes produce limited Ti isotope fractionation…
Caleta el Cobre 022 Martian meteorite: Increasing nakhlite diversityOPEN ACCESS
L. Krämer Ruggiu, J. Gattacceca, B. Devouard, A. Udry, V. Debaille, P. Rochette, J.‐P. Lorand, L. Bonal, P. Beck, V. Sautter, H. Busemann,M. M. M. Meier, C. Maden, G. Hublet, R. Martinez Meteoritics & Planetary…
A review of the chondrite–achondrite transition, and a metamorphic facies series for equilibrated primitive stony meteorites
Andrew G. Tomkins, Tim E. Johnson, Jennifer T. Mitchell Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 13 April 2020 LINK “Here, the petrological features of numerous primitive achondrites and highly equilibrated chondrites are evaluated to review and…
Unique achondrite Northwest Africa 11042: Exploring the melting and breakup of the L chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Zoltán Váci, Carl B. Agee, Munir Humayun, Karen Ziegler, Yemane Asmerom, Victor Polyak, Henner Busemann, Daniela Krietsch, Matthew Heizler, Matthew E. Sanborn, Qing‐Zhu Yin Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 2 March 2020 LINK PDF…
Insights into the formation of silica‐rich achondrites from impact melts in Rumuruti‐type chondrites
N. G. Lunning, A. Bischoff, J. Gross, M. Patzek, C. M. Corrigan, T. J. McCoy Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 December 2019 LINK “Ancient, SiO2‐rich achondrites have previously been proposed to have formed…
Petrogenesis of ungrouped enstatite meteorite Zakłodzie: Fabric, texture, and nanostructure analysis for identification of mechanisms responsible for chondrite–achondrite transition
Agata M. Krzesińska, Richard Wirth, Monika A. Kusiak Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 April 2019 LINK “Zakłodzie is an enstatite meteorite of unknown petrogenesis. Chemically, it resembles enstatite chondrites, but displays an achondrite‐like…
Ferrous oxide-rich asteroid achondrites
James M.D. Day, Christopher A. Corder, Nelly Assayag, Pierre Cartigny Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 April 2019 LINK “Ferrous oxide (FeO)-rich asteroid achondrites can be defined as asteroid-derived samples…
H and Cl isotope characteristics of indigenous and late hydrothermal fluids on the differentiated asteroidal parent body of Grave Nunataks 06128OPEN ACCESS
Romain Tartèse, Mahesh Anand, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 January 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The paired achondrites Graves Nunataks (GRA) 06128 and 06129 are samples of…
Magma ascent in planetesimals: Control by grain size
Tim Lichtenberg, Tobias Keller, Richard F.Katz, Gregor J. Golabek, Taras V. Gerya Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 507, 1 February 2019, Pages 154-165 LINK “Highlights • Planetesimal melt transport regimes from coupled models of…
Silica-rich volcanism in the early solar system dated at 4.565 GaOPEN ACCESS
Poorna Srinivasan, Daniel R. Dunlap, Carl B. Agee, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Daniel Coleff, Karen Ziegler, Ryan Zeigler & Francis M. McCubbin Nature Communications 9, 3036 Published: 02 August 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Abstract…
Dark Xenolith in the Ungrouped Trachyandesitic Achondrite Northwest Africa 11575
M. A. Habermann, C. B. Agee 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2626 abstract
Pb-Pb Age of the Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 11119: Timing of Extraterrestrial Silica-Rich Volcanism
D. R. Dunlap, P. K. Koefoed, Y. Amelin, M. Wadhwa, C. B. Agee 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2302 abstract
Northwest Africa (NWA) 11119 — Probing an Unknown Early Planetary Body?
V. H. Hoffmann, K. Wimmer, R. Hochleitner, M. Kaliwoda 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2468 abstract
Silica-Rich Magmatism in the Early Solar System: U-Pb and Al-Mg Chronology and Cr Isotopes of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 11119
M. H. Huyskens, M. E. Sanborn, Q. Z. Yin, C. B. Agee 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2311 abstract
Silicate Earth’s missing niobium may have been sequestered into asteroidal cores
Carsten Münker, Raúl O. C. Fonseca & Toni Schulz Nature Geoscience doi:10.1038/ngeo3048 LINK “Geochemical models describing the behaviour of niobium during Earth’s growth rely on the general paradigm that niobium was delivered by Earth’s asteroidal…
Iron Isotope Compositions of Achondritic Meteorites
Ray S. * Rai V. K. Hines R. Romaniello S. Wadhwa M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6400] abstract (PDF) “Here, we report the iron isotope compositions of three ungrouped achondrites, North…
Petrogenesis of the EET 92023 achondrite and implications for early impact events
A. Yamaguchi, N. Shirai, C. Okamoto and M. Ebihara Meteoritics & Planetary Science 27 JAN 2017 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12821 LINK “We report petrology and geochemistry of an achondrite EET 92023 and compare it with normal…
Asteroid 2008 TC3 Breakup and Meteorite Fractions
Goodrich, C.; Jenniskens, P.; Shaddad, M. H.; Zolensky; M. E.; Fioretti, A. M. JSC-CN-38419, Conference Paper Asteroid Comets and Meteors Conference (ACM 2017); 10-14 Apr. 2017; Montevideo; Uruguay abstract “The recovery of meteorites from the…
Iron Isotope Compositions of Achondritic Meteorites from Distinct Parent Bodies
Dybal E. M. K. Wadhwa M. * Romaniello S. Hines R. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6535 LINK
Mineralogical and Petrofabric Study of Brachinite Reid 013
Hasegawa H. * Mikouchi T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6246 LINK
Mineralogy and Geology of asteroid (4) Vesta from Dawn Framing Camera
Guneshwar Thangjam PhD Thesis, Clausthal University of Technology, 2015 PDF (open access) abstract “This thesis presents insights into the surface compositional heterogeneity and geology of asteroid Vesta. Lithologic mapping using Framing Camera onboard the NASA…
Mineralogy, Petrology, and Mineral Chemistry of Northwest Africa 8173: An Anomalous Enstatite Achondrite with Evidence for High-Temperature Silicate Sulphidation
D. D. Uribe, M. R. M. Izawa, P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2797 PDF
Ar Ages of Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
F. N. Lindsay, J. S. Delaney, B. D. Turrin, G. F. Herzog, J. Park, C. C. Swisher III 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3013 PDF
Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Apatite in Northwest Africa 7034: A Record of the “Intermediate” H-Isotopic Reservoir in the Martian Crust?
F. M. McCubbin, J. J. Barnes, A. R. Santos, J. W. Boyce, M. Anand, I. A. Franchi, C. B. Agee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1326 PDF
Assessing the Formation of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 8186: Residue, Crystallization Product, or Recrystallized Chondrite?
P. Srinivasan, F. M. McCubbin, C. B. Agee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1620 PDF
Highly Siderophile Element and 187Re-187Os Isotopic Systematics of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 6704
G. J. Archer, R. J. Walker, A. J. Irving, Y. Amelin 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2578 PDF
Silicon Isotope Composition of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325
X. Chen, T. J. Lapen, R. Andreasen, M. Righter, A. J. Irving, H. S. Chafetz 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2812 PDF
The initial abundance and distribution of 92Nb in the Solar System
Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Yi-Jen Lai, Waheed Akram, Yuri Amelin, Maria Schönbächler Earth and Planetary Science Letters Available online 11 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.005 Updated: February 11, 2016 PDF (open access) abstract “Niobium-92 is an extinct proton-rich nuclide,…
Noble gases in 18 Martian meteorites and angrite Northwest Africa 7812—Exposure ages, trapped gases, and a re-evaluation of the evidence for solar cosmic ray-produced neon in shergottites and other achondrites
Wieler, R., Huber, L., Busemann, H., Seiler, S., Leya, I., Maden, C., Masarik, J., Meier, M. M. M., Nagao, K., Trappitsch, R. and Irving, A. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12600 Article first published…
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…
Petrology on Mars
Harry Y. McSween Jr. American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5257 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2380-2395 INVITED CENTENNIAL ARTICLE / REVIEW PDF (full text) abstract “Petrologic investigations of martian rocks have been accomplished by mineralogical, geochemical, and…
The Lu Isotopic Composition of Achondrites: Closing the Case for Accelerated Decay of 176Lu
Josh Wimpenny et al. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2015 ApJ812 L3 LINK “Studies of Lu–Hf isotope systematics in meteorites have produced apparent “ages” that are older than Pb–Pb ages and older than the estimated age…
Differentiation processes in FeO-rich asteroids revealed by the achondrite Lewis Cliff 88763.
Day, J. M. D., Corder, C. A., Rumble, D., Assayag, N., Cartigny, P. and Taylor, L. A. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12509 LINK “Olivine-dominated (70–80 modal %) achondrite meteorite Lewis Cliff (LEW) 88763…
Crustal differentiation in the early solar system: clues from the unique achondrite Northwest Africa 7325 (NWA 7325)
J.A. Barrat, R.C. Greenwood, A.B. Verchovsky, Ph. Gillet, C. Bollinger, J.A. Langlade, C. Liorzou, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 July 2015 LINK
Vesta’s Pinaria Region: Original basaltic achondrite material derived from mixing upper and lower crust
L.A. McFadden, Jean-Philippe Combe, Eleonora Ammannito, Alessandro Frigeri, Katrin Stephan, Andrea Longobardo, Ernesto Palomba, Federico Tosi, Francesca Zambon, Katrin Krohn, Cristina M. DeSanctis, Vishnu Reddy, Lucille LeCorre, Andreas Nathues, Carle M. Pieters, Thomas Prettyman, C.A….
The Iodine-Xenon System In Achondrites
Crowther, S. A.; Gilmour, J. D. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5242 abstract (PDF)
I-Xe Systematics of Brachinite-Like Ultramafic Achondrite Northwest Africa 5400
Pravdivtseva O. * Meshik A. Hohenberg C. M. Irving A. J. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5387 abstract (PDF)
Petrology and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Orthopyroxenitic Achondrite Northwest Africa 8777 and Sodic Ultramafic Achondrite Northwest Africa 10132
Irving A. J., Kuehner S. M., Ziegler K. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
U-Pb Age of Ungrouped Achondrite NWA 10132
Koefoed P., Amelin Y., Irving A. J. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
26Al-26Mg Systematics of Ungrouped Achondrites: Implications for Timing of Planetesimal Differentiation
Dunlap D. R., Wadhwa M., Romaniello S. J., Souders A. K., Hines R. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Planetesimal Differentiation Revealed by High-Precision 182W Measurements
Kleine T, Kruijer T, Budde G & Fischer-Gödde M Goldschmidt 2015, Prague, 16-21 August 2015 PDF (abstract)
Refractory inclusions in the pristine carbonaceous chondrites DOM 08004 and DOM 08006
Simon, S. B. and Grossman, L. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12452 LINK The Antarctic carbonaceous chondrites DOM 08004 and DOM 08006 have been paired and classified as CO3.0s. There is some uncertainty as…
Geochemistry and chronology of the Bunburra Rockhole ungrouped achondrite
Lev J. Spivak-Birndorf, Audrey Bouvier, Gretchen K. Benedix, Samantha Hammond, Gregory A. Brennecka, Kieren Howard, Nick Rogers, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Philip A. Bland, Pavel Spurný and Martin C. Towner Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12443 Article…
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)
Searching for Potassium Host Phases in Preparation for Ar-Ar Analysis of Brachinite and Brachinite-Like Achondrites
S. B. Beard, T. D. Swindle, K. J. Domanik 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2568 PDF LINK
Petrology of Ungrouped and Anomalous Achondrites SaU 493, NWA 4470, NWA 6962, and NWA 5297
D. R. Dunlap, Y. J. Ku, L. A. J. Garvie, M. Wadhwa 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2570 PDF LINK
Isotopic and Geochemical Studies of Sr and REE in Eucrites and Diogenites
Kohei Sera (Hiroshima Univ.), *Hiroshi Hidaka (Hiroshima Univ.), Shigekazu Yoneda (National Museum of Nature and Science) PDF LINK
‘A castaway from ancient Mars’ by Eric Hand
A castaway from ancient Mars by Eric Hand Science, 25 November 2014 LINK
Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of meteorite NWA 7325: Identifying the mineralogy with a non-destructive, remote-sensing technique
Melissa Lane, Cyrena Goodrich, Noriko Kita A polished chip of the Northwest Africa 7325 meteorite, a highly reduced, ungrouped achondrite [1-4], was analyzed using an FTIR spectrometer modified for emission measurements. The chip was roughly…
Tirhert (Eucrite, unbrecciated, fell 9 July 2014) officially classified
TIRHERT LINK 28.935°N, 8.905°W Guelmim-Es-Semara, Morocco Fell: 2014 Jul 9 Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, unbrecciated) History: (H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, A. Aaronson, M. Aoudjehane, A. Bouferra, A. Bouragaa) On Wednesday, 9 July 2014 around 9:30 pm,…
Noble Gas and Mineralogical Studies of NWA 7325 Ungrouped Achondrite
Hasegawa, H.; Haba, M. K.; Nagao, K.; Mikouchi, T.; Bizzarro, M. PDF LINK
Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Xenon in the Ungrouped Achondrite NWA 7325
Crowther, S. A.; Jastrzebski, N. D.; Weber, I.; Hiesinger, H.; Gilmour, J. D. PDF LINK
Brachinite meteorites: Partial melt residues from an FeO-rich asteroid
Keil K (in press) Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry Volume 74, Issue 3, October 2014, Pages 311–329 LINK Brachinites are ultramafic, dunitic to wherlitic, unbrecciated and essentially unshocked rocks that are low in SiO2 (∼36–39…
U-Pb systematics of the unique achondrite Ibitira: Precise age determination and petrogenetic implications
Iizuka T, Amelin Y, Kaltenbach A, Koefoed P and Stirling CH Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 132, 1 May 2014, Pages 259–273 LINK
A re-evaluation of the Mn-Cr systematics of olivine from the angrite meteorite D’Orbigny using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
McKibbin SJ, Ireland TR, Amelin Y, Holden P and Sugiura N Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 123, 15 December 2013, Pages 181–194 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.001 LINK
