Phosphorus-rich grains in Ryugu samples with major biochemical potential
C. Pilorget, D. Baklouti, J.-P. Bibring, R. Brunetto, M. Ito, I. Franchi, N. Tomioka, M. Uesugi, A. Yamaguchi, R. Greenwood, T. Okada, T. Usui, T. Yada, K. Hatakeda, K. Yogata, D. Loizeau, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet,…
Is there a genetic relationship between chondrules and matrix?OPEN ACCESS
Elishevah van Kooten, Adrian Brearley, Denton Ebel, Conel Alexander, Marina Gemma, Dominik Hezel Update (24 September 2024): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) / PDF (DOWNLOAD) accepted in Space Science Reviews PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondritic components such as…
Complex irradiation history of chondrules and matrix – A study of CR2 and some other meteorites
Uta Beyersdorf-Kuis, Ulrich Ott, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 September 2024 LINK “Excesses of cosmic-ray produced nuclei in individual components of meteorites indicate “pre-irradiation”, either in the surface region of their parent…
Abundance, sizes, and major element compositions of components in CR and LL chondrites: formation from single reservoirsOPEN ACCESS
Denton S. Ebel, Marina E. Gemma, Samuel P. Alpert, Jasmine Bayron, Ana H. Lobo, Michael K. Weisberg MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 June 2024 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Abundances, apparent sizes, and individual chemical…
Characterization of the micrometer scale surface roughness of meteoritic samples
R.M. Marshal, M. Patzek, O. Rüsch Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 February 2024 LINK “This study investigates the key role of boulders, particularly their surface texture, which are primary surface features on…
Nanophase magnetite in matrix of anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785
M. K. Weisberg, M. E. Zolensky, M. Kimura, K. T. Howard, D. S. Ebel, M. L. Gray, C. M. O’D. Alexander MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 November 2023 LINK “NWA 8785 is a remarkable EL3…
Abundant extraterrestrial purine nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for a unified mechanism for purine synthesis in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies
Toshiki Koga, Yoshinori Takano, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Naohiko Ohkouchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 October 2023 LINK “Extraterrestrial nucleobases are of key interest owing to their implications for the…
The Potassium Isotopic Composition of CI Chondrites and the Origin of Isotopic Variations among Primitive Planetary Bodies
Piers Koefoed, Jean-Alix Barrat, Olga Pravdivtseva, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Katharina Lodders, Ryan Ogliore, Kun Wang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 August 2023 LINK “The isotopic analysis of moderately volatile…
The parent bodies of CR chondrites and their secondary historyOPEN ACCESS
Trygve Prestgard, Pierre Beck, Lydie Bonal, Jolantha Eschrig, Jérôme Gattacceca, Corinne Sonzogni, Lisa Krämer Ruggiu MAPSVersion of Record online: 31 July 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Renazzo-type (CR) chondrites are a relatively rare group…
An in situ study of presolar grains and the fine-grained matrices of the Meteorite Hills 00526 and Queen Alexandra Range 97008 unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
Laura B. Seifert, Pierre Haenecour, Tarunika Ramprasad, Thomas J. Zega MAPSVersion of Record online: 09 July 2023 LINK “Here we report in situ structural and chemical analyses of four presolar grains and the matrices of…
High reactivity of condensed amorphous silicate and implication for chondrites
Morgano Maxime, Le Guillou Corentin, Leroux Hugues, Marinova Maya, Dohmen Ralf IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 June 2023 LINK “Amorphous silicates are abundant in extraterrestrial objects such as interplanetary dust particles and primitive…
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…
Impacts on the CV parent body: A coordinated, multiscale fabric analysis of the Allende meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
L. V. Forman, L. Daly, P. A. Bland, G. K. Benedix, C. Corrigan MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Evidence of impact-induced compaction in the carbonaceous chondrites, specifically CMs…
Origin of isotopic diversity among carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Jan L. Hellmann, Jonas M. Schneider, Elias Wölfer, Joanna Drążkowska, Christian A. Jansen, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites are some of the most primitive…
Trace element composition of silicate minerals in the porphyritic and nonporphyritic chondrules of Elenovka (L5) and Knyahinya (L/LL5) meteorites
Kristina Sukhanova, Sergey Skublov, Olga Galankina, Elena Kotova GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 November 2022 LINK “The results of SIMS and EPMA studies on the silicate minerals and bulk compositions (SEM-EDS) of porphyritic…
Analysis of individual matrix particles in the Allende meteorite by high-resolution FIB–TOF–SIMS
Masato Morita, Masatoshi Miyamura, Akira Yamaguchi & Tetsuo Sakamoto Analytical SciencesPublished: 24 June 2022 LINK “The matrix in the “Allende meteorite” was analyzed by high-spatial-resolution focused ion beam time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (FIB–TOF–SIMS), and…
Formation of chondrule fine-grained rims from local nebular reservoirs
Gabriel A. Pinto, Yves Marrocchi, Emmanuel Jacquet, Felipe Olivares MAPSVersion of Record online: 31 March 2022 LINK “Chondrules are commonly surrounded by fine-grained rims (FGRs) whose origin remains highly debated; both nebular and parent body…
Noble Gases in the Very Primitive CM Chondrites Asuka 12085 and 12236 — Filling the Gap
Pacnik H. Eckart L. M. Krietsch D. Maden C. Busemann H. * PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1987] “Noble gases confirm that A-12085 and 12236 are very primitive CMs; the accreted matrix contains Ar-rich grains that…
Complementary nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies of Mo and W in chondrules and matrix in the Allende carbonaceous chondrite: The case for hydrothermal metamorphism and its implications
Ian S. Sanders, Edward R. D. Scott Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 October 2021 LINK “The remarkable complementary isotopic relationship in the Allende chondrite between chondrules (depleted in s-process molybdenum and tungsten)…
The Non-Complementary Compositions of Chondrules and Matrices in CO, CM and CR Chondrites
Patzer A., Bullock E. S., Alexander C. M. O’D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6025) PDF Our results are inconsistent with chondrule-matrix complementarity but in line with the four-component model…
Progressive aqueous alteration and iron oxidation record in the matrix of Mukundpura CM2 chondrite, a new fall
D. Ray, S. Baliyan, C. Nayak Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 12 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • Mukundpura- a matrix-rich CM2, fresh fall.• Matrix shows evidences of progressive alteration.• Iron speciation record is consistent with…
The chemical composition and homogeneity of the Allende matrixOPEN ACCESS
M.B. Neuland, K. Mezger, A. Riedo, M. Tulej, P. Wurz Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The composition of the Allende meteorite matrix derived…
Noble gases in cluster chondrite clasts and their host brecciasOPEN ACCESS
Kim Müsing, Henner Busemann, Liliane Huber, Colin Maden, My E. I. Riebe, Rainer Wieler, Knut Metzler Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 April 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We measured noble gases…
Evidence Against Chondrule-Matrix Complementarity as Seen in CO, CM, and CR Chondrites
A. Patzer, Bullock E. S., Alexander C. M. O’D. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1866 PDF “We have investigated 12 CO, CM, and CR chondrites to test models for the compositions and…
Nebular thermal processing of accretionary fine-grained rims in the Paris CM chondrite
P-M. Zanetta, H. Leroux, C. Le Guillou, B. Zanda, R.H. Hewins Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • Fine-grained rims are less altered than the matrix in…
Mineralogy and Spectroscopy (Visible Near Infrared and Fourier Transform Infrared) of Mukundpura CM2: Implications for asteroidal aqueous alteration
S. Baliyan, H. Moitra, S. Sarkar, D. Ray, D.K. Panda, A.D. Shukla, S. Bhattachary, S. Gupta GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 December 2020 LINK “We report the textures, mineralogy and mineral chemistry of…
Amorphous silicates as a record of solar nebular and parent body processes—A transmission electron microscope study of fine‐grained rims and matrix in three Antarctic CR chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Mandy Pelka, Jan Leitner, Arne Janssen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:22 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Renazzo‐type (CR) carbonaceous chondrites belong to one of the most pristine meteorite groups…
Formation of chondrules and matrix in Kakangari chondrites
Jens Barosch, Denton S.Ebel, Dominik C. Hezel, Samuel Alpert, Herbert Palme Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 542, 15 July 2020, 116286 LINK “Highlights • We determined petrographic and chemical data in components of K chondrites.•…
Amorphous silicates in the matrix of Semarkona: The first evidence for the localized preservation of pristine matrix materials in the most unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
E. Dobrică, A. J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “We have investigated the fine‐grained matrix of the least‐altered unequilibrated ordinary chondrite (UOC) Semarkona (LL3.00) using different electron microscope techniques. Unlike previous studies, which found…
Significance of Primordial Matrix in Mukundpura Carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2)
A. Dutta, D. Raychaudhuri, A. Bhattacharya 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1927 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Characterization of the matrix and fusion crust of the recent meteorite fall Ozerki L6
A. A. Maksimova, E. V. Petrova, A. V. Chukin, M. S. Karabanalov, I. Felner, M. Gritsevich, M. I. Oshtrakh First published: 25 December 2019 LINK “We studied the interior and the fusion crust of the…
Aggregate Growth and Internal structures of Chondrite Parent Bodies Forming from Dense ClumpsOPEN ACCESS
Yuji Matsumoto, Shigeru Wakita, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Shoichi Oshino accepted for publication in ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Major components of chondrites are chondrules and matrix. Measurements of the volatile abundance in Semarkona chondrules suggest that chondrules…
Primordial water and dust of the Solar System: Insights from in-situ oxygen measurements of CI chondrites
Maxime Piralla, Yves Marrocchi, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Lionel G. Vacher, Johan Villeneuve, Laurette Piani, David V. Bekaert, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 November 2019 LINK “As the…
A unifying model for the accretion of chondrules and matrixOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M. M. E. van Kooten, Frédéric Moynier, Arnaud Agranier PNAS first published September 4, 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supporting Information (PDF) “The so far unique role of our Solar System in…
A morphologic and crystallographic comparison of CV chondrite matrices
L. V. Forman, N. E. Timms, P. A. Bland, L. Daly, G. K. Benedix, P. W. Trimby Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 August 2019 LINK “Meteoritic matrices are commonly classified by their modal…
Zinc isotope analyses of singularly small samples (<5 ng Zn): investigating chondrule-matrix complementarity in LeovilleOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah van Kooten, Frederic Moynier Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (18 July 2019): LINK “The potential complementarity between chondrules and matrix of chondrites, the Solar System’s building blocks, is still a…
Mineralogy of Fine Grained Rims and Inter-Chondrules Matrix in the Paris CM Chondrite
Zanetta P.-M., Leroux H., Le Guillou C., Manda B. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6211] abstract “We studied the mineralogy of the fine grained rims of Paris with a new high resolution…
Fine‐grained volatile components ubiquitous in solar nebula: Corroboration from scoriaceous cosmic spherules
N. G. Rudraswami, D. Fernandes, A. K. Naik, M. Shyam Prasad, S. Taylor Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 25 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13068 LINK “The scoriaceous cosmic spherules (CSs) that make up to a few…
Fe isotope composition of bulk chondrules from Murchison (CM2): Constraints for parent body alteration, nebula processes and chondrule-matrix complementarity
Dominik C. Hezel, Johanna S. Wilden, Daniel Becker, Sonja Steinbach, Markus Harak Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 490, 15 May 2018, Pages 31-39 LINK “Highlights • We report the first Fe isotope data for…
Complementary element relationships between chondrules and matrix in Rumuruti chondrites
Pia Friend, Dominik C. Hezel, Herbert Palme, Addi Bischoff, Marko Gellissen Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 480, 5 December 2017, Pages 87-96 LINK “Highlights • Complementarity between chondrules and matrix for Fe/Mg, Al/Ti and…
What we know about elemental bulk chondrule and matrix compositions: Presenting the ChondriteDB DatabaseOPEN ACCESS
Dominik C. Hezel, Markus Harak, Guy Libourel Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 July 2017 Review Article LINK Update (1 May 2018): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules and matrix are…
Formation Mechanism of Iron-Rich Olivine: Experimental Constrains into Early Fluid-Assisted Hydration and Dehydration Processes on Asteroids
Dobricǎ E. * Nuth J. A. Brearley A. J. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6342] abstract (PDF) “We performed three new experiments in an attempt to synthesize FeO-rich olivine. This study shows…
A New Method for Modal Abundance, Chemistry and Density Determination of Fine Grained Matrices of Primitive Chondrites
Zanetta P-M. * Leroux H. Le Guillou C. Zanda B. Hewins R. H. Lewin E. Pont S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6274] abstract (PDF) “Analyses of primitive chondrite matrices are not…
Microanalytical Investigation of Fine-Grained Matrix Material in Elephant Moraine 92042: Effects of Parent Body Processing on Primitive Components
Koch I. Floss C. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6013] abstract (PDF) “Aqueous alteration has affected presolar silicate abundances in the CR chondrite EET 92042 and has resulted in elemental changes…
Presolar Silicates in the Matrix and Fine-grained Rims Around Chondrules in Primitive CO3.0 Chondrites: Evidence for Pre-Accretionary Aqueous Alteration of the Rims in the Solar Nebula
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Thomas J. Zega, Thomas K. Croat, Alian Wang, Bradley L. Jolliff, Paul Carpenter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 June 2017 LINK “To investigate the origin…
Matrix effects on the relative sensitivity factors for manganese and chromium during ion microprobe analysis of carbonate: implications for early Solar System chronology
Robert C.J. Steele, Veronika S. Heber, Kevin D. McKeegan Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 November 2016 LINK “The short-lived radionuclide 53Mn decays to 53Cr providing a relative chronometer for…
Why is it so difficult to classify Renazzo-type (CR) Carbonaceous Chondrites? – Implications from TEM observations of matrices for the sequences of aqueous alteration
Neyda M. Abreu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 September 2016 LINK “A number of different classification schemes have been proposed for the CR chondrites; this study aims at reconciling…
The Chondrule–Matrix Complementarity, a Big Data Approach
Harak M. Hezel D. C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6174 LINK
Iron Oxidation States of Matrix in Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and MIL 07687
Vaccaro E. King A. J. Schofield P. F. Abyaneh M. K. Kaulich B. Russell S. S. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6473 LINK
Mesoscale Modeling of Impact Compaction of Primitive Solar System Solids
Thomas M. Davison, Gareth S. Collins, and Philip A. Bland The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 821, Number 1 Published 2016 April 11 LINK “We have developed a method for simulating the mesoscale compaction of early solar…
Fe-Mg interdiffusion profiles in rimmed forsterite grains in the Allende matrix: Time–temperature constraints for the parent body metamorphism.
Cuvillier, P., Leroux, H., Jacob, D. and Hirel, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12493 LINK
The Presolar Grain Inventory of CM Chondrites
Leitner J. * Hoppe P. Metzler K. Haenecour P. Floss C. Vollmer C. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5178 abstract (PDF)
Grain Size Distribution in the Matrix of Primitive Meteorites
Vaccaro E. Wozniakiewicz P. J. Starkey N. A. Franchi I. A. Russell S. S. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5258 abstract (PDF)
More Evidence of the Importance of Amorphous Silicates in CM Carbonaceous Chondrites: New Observations from a Fine-Grained Rim in the CM2 Chondrite, TIL 91722
Brearley A. J., Le Guillou C. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5192 abstract (PDF)
Coordinated Chemical and Isotopic Imaging of the Bells (CM2) Meteorite
Clemett S. J., Messenger S., Nakamura-Messenger K., Thomas-Keprta K. L. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Micron-scale D/H heterogeneity in chondrite matrices: a signature of the pristine solar system water?
Laurette Piani, François Robert, Laurent Remusat Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 415, 1 April 2015, Pages 154–164 arXiv:1502.01067 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.01.039 PDF LINK LINK LINK
Oxygen-isotope compositions of chondrule phenocrysts and matrix grains in Kakangari K-grouplet chondrite: Implication to a chondrule-matrix genetic relationship
Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Gary R. Huss Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 151, 15 February 2015, Pages 49–67 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2014.12.012 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)
Pressure–temperature evolution of primordial solar system solids during impact-induced compaction
P. A. Bland, G. S. Collins, T. M. Davison, N. M. Abreu, F. J. Ciesla, A. R. Muxworthy, J. Moore Nature Communications 5, Article number: 5451 doi:10.1038/ncomms6451 LINK
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…
Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Components in Chondrites: Search for Processed Materials in Young Solar Systems and Comets
Morlok A., Liss C., Mason AB, Bullock E. and Grady MM. Icarus Volume 231, 1 March 2014, Pages 338–355 LINK
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