Submicron-sized anhydrous crystalline silicates and their relation to amorphous silicate in the matrix of Acfer 094
Hugues Leroux, Pierre-Marie Zanetta, Corentin Le Guillou, Maya Marinova Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 November 2024 LINK “The study of pristine chondrites provides insight into nebular processes that occurred prior…
Tarda and Tagish Lake: Samples from the same outer Solar System asteroid and implications for D- and P-type asteroids
Devin L. Schrader, Edward A. Cloutis, Daniel M. Applin, Jemma Davidson, Zachary A. Torrano, Dionysis Foustoukos, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Kenneth J. Domanik, Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Thomas J. Zega, Gregory A. Brennecka, Jan Render…
Extent of alteration, paleomagnetic history, and infrared spectral properties of the Tarda ungrouped carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
H. C. Bates, R. Aspin, C. Y. Fu, C. S. Harrison, E. Feaver, E. Branagan-Harris, A. J. King, J. F. J. Bryson, S. Sridhar, C. I. O. Nichols MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 June…
A sample preparation guide for clay-rich carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bennett J. K. Wilson, Veronica E. Di Cecco, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Kimberly T. Tait, Michael G. Daly MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The matrix of the…
Textural Study of Vesicles in Tagish Lake (C2-ung) Meteorite Fusion Crust: Constraints on Vesicle Formation during Their Entry into the Earth’s AtmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Xhonatan Shehaj, Stefano Caporali, Ernesto Palomba and Giovanni Pratesi Minerals 2024, 14(1), 99 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Vesicles are characteristic structures within the outer layer of many stony meteorites’ fusion crusts. Although these features are…
The grain size distribution of matrix in primitive chondritesOPEN ACCESS
E. Vaccaro, P. Wozniakiewicz, I. A. Franchi, N. Starkey, S. S. Russell MAPSVersion of Record online: 10 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The matrix of primitive chondrites is composed of submicron crystals embedded…
Sulfuric acid as a corrosive cryofluid and oxygen isotope reservoir in planetesimals
Akihiko Hashimoto, Yuki Nakano IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 March 2023 LINK “The Earth-Moon and other planetary objects are enriched in the heavier isotopes, 17O and 18O, relative to 16O by several %,…
Chondrite diversity revealed by chromium, calcium and magnesium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu, Martin Schiller, Frédéric Moynier, Mirek Groen, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, Devin L. Schrader, Addi Bischoff, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 December 2022 LINK (OPEN…
Compositional and spectroscopic investigation of three ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites
Mehmet Yesiltas, Yoko Kebukawa, Timothy D. Glotch, Michael Zolensky, Marc Fries, Namik Aysal, Fatma S. Tukel MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 July 2022 LINK “Ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites are not easily classified into one of the…
Correlated Two- and Three-Dimensional Mineralogy and Petrography of the C3.00-Ungrouped Chwichiya 002 AND C2- Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrites
Haenecour P. * Maisano J. Hanna R. D. Smith L. R. Barnes J. J. MetSoc22 abstract [#6425] LINK “We report initial results from our ongoing project to correlate 3D observations from micro-X-ray computed tomography (μXCT)…
Link between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Size and Aqueous Alteration in Carbonaceous Chondrites Revealed by Laser Mass Spectrometry
Katerina Slavicinska, Dumitru, Duca, Dmitrii, Egorov, Tirthankar Mitra, Yvain Carpentier, Cristian Focsa, Christopher J.Bennett, Claire Pirim ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date (Web): June 2, 2022 LINK “The organic inventories of carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) provide…
Fe-Ni sulfides in Tagish Lake: Implications for nebular and parent body conditions of formation
Miranda C. Holt, Christopher D. K. Herd MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “This study examined nine pristine samples representing seven lithologies of the ungrouped C2 carbonaceous chondrite Tagish Lake from the University…
Spectral Reflectance Properties of the C2-Ungrouped Tarda Meteorite
Applin D. M. Schrader D. L. Cloutis E. A. Nakamura T. Matsuoka M. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2218] “We study the spectral reflectance properties of the Tarda meteorite in order to assess similarities to the…
Detailed Coordinated Analysis of the Mineralogy, Petrography, and Elemental Composition of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Tarda and Kolang
Smith L. R. Haenecour P. Barnes J. J. Dominik K. Neuman M. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2832] “We conducted coordinated in-situ (EPMA) and bulk (q-ICP-MS) analyses to constrain the petrography, mineralogy, and elemental…
Tarda and Tagish Lake: Samples from the Same Outer Solar System Asteroid?
Schrader D. L. * Davidson J. Foustoukos D. Alexander C. M. O’D. Torrano Z. A. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1157] “Space rocks so altered / Similar to each other / From same asteroid.”
Extraterrestrial Amino Acids in the C2 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Tarda: A Unique Distribution
Glavin D. P. * McLain H. L. Parker E. T. Elsila J. E. Aponte J. C. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1097] “Extraterrestrial amino acids were identified in the C2 ungrouped Tarda meteorite with…
Miller Range 07687 and its place within the CM-CO clanOPEN ACCESS
Trygve Prestgard, Lydie Bonal, Jolantha Eschrig, Jérôme Gattacceca, Corinne Sonzogni, Pierre Beck Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 September 2021 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Miller Range (MIL) 07687 is a peculiar carbonaceous chondrite…
TARDA meteorite fall (~ 4 kg, C2-ung) near (Ksar) Tarda (قصر تاردة , ⵜⴰⵔⴷⴰ), near Errachidia ( الرشيدية , ⵉⵎⵜⵖⵔⵏ), Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at ~ 2.30 p.m. (1.30 UT) on 25 August 2020
Last update: 20 May 2021 As first published in social media on 26 August, thousands of smaller masses (mostly below 1 gram, very few between 50 and 99 grams) of rare carbonaceous chondrites (C2-ung) have…
Rapid condensation of the first Solar System solidsOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Johan Villeneuve, Emmanuel Jacquet, Maxime Piralla, and Marc Chaussidon PNAS first published November 4, 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondritic meteorites are composed of primitive components formed during the evolution of…
Oxygen Isotope Variation of CM and Related Chondrites: Multiple Parent Bodies or a Single Heterogeneous Source?
Franchi I. A., Greenwood R. C., Howard K. T., King A. J., Lee M. R., Anand M., Findlay R. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “CMs are the largest group of…
New insights into the heterogeneity of the Tagish Lake meteorite: Soluble organic compositions of variously altered specimens
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Robert W. Hilts, Hannah L. McLain, Christopher D. K. Herd LINK “The Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite exhibits a unique compositional heterogeneity that may be attributed to…
Temperature constraints by Raman spectroscopy of organic matter in volatile-rich clasts and carbonaceous chondrites
Robbin Visser, Timm John, Martina Menneken, Markus Patzek, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 September 2018 LINK “An important question regarding the formation of the solar system is…
Nature and Occurence Frequency of Heating Processes in CM and C2- Ungrouped Chondrites as Revealed by Insoluble Organic Matter
Quirico E., Bonal L., Beck P., Alexander C. O’ M. D., Yabuta H., Nakamura T., Nakato A., Flandinet L., Montagnac G., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Herd C. D. K. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018…
