Rare and evolved: The distribution of silica-rich magmatism across the solar systemOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, E. MacLennan, Z. Váci, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 1 June 2026, 117195 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Recent discoveries of ungrouped achondrites reveal that early Solar System crusts include evolved lithologies, demonstrating…
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.”
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…
