The source craters of the martian meteorites: Implications for the igneous evolution of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret S. Hamilton, Erin L. Walton, Livio L. Tornabene, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix, Alex I. Sheen, Harry J. Melosh, Brandon C. Johnson, Sean E. Wiggins, Thomas G. Sharp and James…
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…
Mineralogy of the Martian mantle inferred from bulk chemical compositions
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 July 2024 LINK “Understanding the mineralogy of the Martian mantle is essential for constructing geochemical and geophysical models of Mars. This study employs…
The oxygen fugacity of intermediate shergottite NWA 11043: implications for Martian mantle evolution
Jun-Feng Chen, Yu-Yan Sara Zhao, Qiao Shu, Sheng-Hua Zhou, Wei Du, Jing Yang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 May 2024 LINK “Shergottite meteorites, classified as depleted, intermediate, or enriched based…
New olivine morphologies in shergottites reveal complex thermal histories of martian magmas
S.A. Eckley, R.A. Ketcham, Y. Liu, A. Udry, J. Gross Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 April 2024 LINK “Petrogenetic models of martian magmas reflect the compositional, thermal, and geodynamical evolution…
Petrogenesis of a new type of intrusive shergottite: Olivine-gabbro Northwest Africa 13227
S. Benaroya, J. Gross, P. Burger, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, S. Eckley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 February 2024 LINK “Petrologic investigations of martian meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 13227 indicate…
Olivine microstructure and thermometry in olivine-phyric shergottites Sayh al Uhaymir 005 and Dar al Gani 476OPEN ACCESS
Eleanor S. Jennings, Peter Coull MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine-phyric shergottites are relatively young Martian meteorites that resemble primitive mantle-derived melts, so offer insight into the causes…
Petrogenesis of the Dar al Gani (DaG) 1.1 Ma ejection-paired olivine-phyric shergottites and implications for ~470 Ma Martian volcanismOPEN ACCESS
Tarryn Aucamp, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Chad J. Peel, Gelu Costin, James M. D. Day, Petrus le Roux, James M. Scott, Ansgar Greshake, Rainer Bartoschewitz MAPS Version of Record online: 01 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Microbial growth in actual martian regolith in the form of Mars meteorite EETA79001OPEN ACCESS
Neveda Naz, Bijan F. Harandi, Jacob Newmark & Samuel P. Kounaves Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 4, Article number: 381 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Studies to understand the growth of organisms on Mars are…
Synchronising rock clocks of Mars’ history: Resolving the shergottite 40Ar/39Ar age paradoxOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, William S. Cassata, Lara M. Kalnins, Martin R. Lee, Caroline L. Smith, David L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 621, 1 November 2023, 118373 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Petrology and shock history of the first depleted-like poikilitic shergottite Asuka 12325OPEN ACCESS
Atsushi Takenouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Takashi Mikouchi, Richard Greenwood, Sojiro Yamazaki MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asuka (A) 12325 is the first poikilitic shergottite having a depleted pattern in…
Petrology and Mineralogy of the Martian Olivine Gabbroic Shergottite Northwest Africa 13581: Insights into the Enriched Martian Mantle Source
Yunhua Wu, Weibiao Hsu, Shiyong Liao, Zhiyong Xiao, Xiaochao Che, Lili Pan, Ye Li, Shaolin Li Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2023 LINK “Gabbroic and microgabbroic shergottites are intrusive…
A new shergottite martian meteorite analog system (SAS) for alteration experiments
V. Fortier, V. Debaille, V. Dehant, B. Bultel Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 July 2023 LINK “Martian rocky material available on Earth has been so far composed of meteorites and…
Experimental constraints on the volatility of germanium, zinc, and lithium in Martian basalts and the role of degassing in alteration of surface mineralsOPEN ACCESS
Alexander Rogaski, Gokce K. Ustunisik, Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter, Jeff A. Berger, Nicholas DiFrancesco MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The surface of Mars is enriched in…
Analytical capability of K-Ar isochron dating on Mars: assessment from mineral compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Seiji Sugita PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Many in situ potassium-argon (K-Ar) dating instruments under development use laser ablation to perform local analyses of several hundred um on rocks. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)…
Raman spectroscopy, assisted by X-ray fluorescence and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, to characterise original and altered mineral phases in the NWA 2975 Martian shergottiteOPEN ACCESS
Iratxe Población, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Julene Aramendia, Guillermo López-Reyes, Luisa M. Cabalín, Juan Manuel Madariaga, Fernando Rull, Javier J. Laserna, Daniel Carrizo, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Tomás Belenguer, Mercedes Taravillo, Marcella Dell’Aglio, Alessandro De Giacomo, Jennifer Huidobro, Jose…
The oxidation state of sulfur in apatite of Martian meteorite Shergotty
Proteek Chowdhury, Maryjo Brounce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 31 May 2023 LINK “Apatite can incorporate sulfur in its reduced form (S2-) when apatite equilibrates with a silicate melt at reducing…
Mineralogy of the LAR 12095 Martian shergottite as determined by micro-Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopiesOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Cristina García-Florentino, Iratxe Población, Kepa Castro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Journal of Raman Spectroscopy LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this work, the geochemical characterization of the olivine-phyric Martian shergottite…
Shock-recovered maskelynite indicates low-pressure ejection of shergottites from MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jinping Hu, Paul D. Asimow, Yang Liu, and Chi Ma Science Advances3 May 2023Vol 9, Issue LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Diaplectic feldspathic glass, commonly known as maskelynite, is a widely used impact indicator, notably…
Origin and abundances of volatiles on Mars from the zinc isotopic composition of Martian meteorites
M. Paquet, Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 611, 1 June 2023, 118126, Version of Record: 14 April 2023 LINK “Volatile elements are key to understanding the accretion and differentiation processes…
Constraints on martian depleted shergottite volcanism from the petrogenesis of olivine-phyric shergottites NWA 2046 and NWA 4925
Chad J. Peel, Geoffrey H. Howarth, James M.D. Day, Petrus le Roux, Olivier Alard Journal of African Earth SciencesAvailable online 3 March 2023 LINK “The 1.1 Ma ejection-paired depleted shergottites are sourced from a long-lived…
Extreme isotopic heterogeneity in impact melt rocks: Implications for Martian meteorites
Steven J. Jaret, E. Troy Rasbury, Peter Reiners, John G. Spray, Lucy M. Thompson, Sidney R. Hemming, Michelle S. Thompson Geology (7 February 2023) LINKPDF (Supplementary Methods) “Lead isotope ratios have been determined in multiple…
Insights into the petrogenetic history of the Northwest Africa 7635 augite-rich shergottite
Christopher D. K. Herd MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 December 2022 LINK “The petrogenesis of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 7635 Martian meteorite involved the entrainment of xenocrystic olivine grains into a relatively magnesian and oxidized…
Rapid characterisation of Mars’ mantle reservoirs by in situ laser ablation 87Sr/86Sr analysis of shocked feldspar (maskelynite)
Daniel L. Burgin, James M. Scott, Petrus J. le Roux, Geoffrey Howarth, Marshall C. Palmer, Thomas A. Czertowicz, Marianne Negrini, Malcolm R. Reid, Claudine H. Stirling Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 15 November 2022 LINK…
Young magmatism and Si-rich melts on Mars as documented in the enriched gabbroic shergottite NWA 6963OPEN ACCESS
Miles Lindner, Dominik C. Hezel, Axel Gerdes, Horst R. Marschall, Frank E. Brenker MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enriched shergottites contain interstitial Si-rich mesostasis; however, it is unclear…
Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer C. Stern, Charles A. Malespin, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Christopher R. Webster, Greg Flesch, Heather B. Franz, Heather V. Graham, Christopher H. House, Brad Sutter, Paul Douglas Archer Jr., Amy E. Hofmann, Amy C. McAdam,…
Geochemical and mineralogical classification of four new shergottites: NWA 10441, NWA 10818, NWA 11043, and NWA 12335OPEN ACCESS
Kenneth J. Orr, Lucy V. Forman, Kai Rankenburg, Noreen J. Evans, Bradley J. McDonald, Belinda Godel, Gretchen K. Benedix MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites are rare;…
The Los Angeles martian diabase: Phosphate U-Th-Pb geochronology and mantle source constraints
Christopher R.M. McFarlane, John G. Spray Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK “In situ laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) is used to determine the U-Th-Pb age of the phosphates…
Petrogenesis of Northwest Africa 8686: A ferroan olivine-phyric shergottite
Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry MAPSVersion of Record online: 26 March 2022 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 8686 is an olivine-phyric shergottite containing up to ~500 μm long olivine crystals in…
Mineralogy of the RBT 04262 Martian meteorite as determined by micro-Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopiesOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Cristina García-Florentino, Patricia Ruiz-Galende, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Kepa Castro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Journal of Raman SpectroscopyAvailable online 28 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites and terrestrial analogs…
The Tharsis mantle source of depleted shergottites revealed by 90 million impact cratersOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, G. K. Benedix, K. Servis, D. Baratoux, L. S. Doucet, A. Rajšic, H. A. R. Devillepoix, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, E. K. Sansom & K. Miljković Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article…
Shock-induced H loss from pyroxene and maskelynite in a Martian meteorite and the mantle source δD of enriched shergottites
J.-M. Dudley, A.H. Peslier, R.L. Hervig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 October 2021 LINK “Assessing the water abundance and hydrogen isotopic signature (δD) of the Martian interior dictates our understanding of the formation of…
Constraints on the petrologic history of gabbroic shergottite Northwest Africa 6963 from pyroxene zoning profiles and electron backscattered diffraction
Andrea Wenzel, Justin Filiberto, Natasha Stephen, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Samantha J. Hammond Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 20 September 2021 LINK “Northwest Africa 6963 (NWA 6963) is a coarse-grained, gabbroic Martian meteorite that further extends…
Survey of Impact Glasses in Shergottites Searching for Martian Sulfate Using X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure
Masashi Shidare, Ryoichi Nakada, Tomohiro Usui, Minato Tobita, Kenji Shimizu, Yoshio Takahashi, Tetsuya Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 August 2021 LINK “The surface of Mars has experienced progressive oxidation,…
Spectral endmember variability on hyperspectral datasets of a Martian meteorite – Implications for planetary surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Lu Pan, Cathy Quantin-Nataf, Lucia Mandon, Melissa Martinot, Pierre Beck IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Spectral images of a Martian meteorite are analyzed to test spectral…
Petrographic controls on baddeleyite occurrence in a suite of eight basaltic shergottites
Alex I. Sheen, Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret Hamilton, Erin L. Walton Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 August 2021 LINK “Baddeleyite (ZrO2) is a common late-stage accessory mineral in basaltic shergottites and…
Nickel–manganese variability in olivine and Al‐in‐olivine thermometry for olivine‐phyric shergottites
Sierra R. Ramsey, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 24 July 2021 LINK “Olivine-phyric shergottites represent primitive Martian magmas, but they commonly contain excess olivine and rarely represent primary…
Heterogeneous martian mantle: Evidence from petrology, mineral chemistry, and in situ U-Pb chronology of the basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 8653
Yunhua Wu, 徐伟彪(Weibiao Hsu), Qiu-Li Li, Xiaochao Che, Shiyong Liao Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 May 2021 LINK “Highlights • Geochemical characteristics of NWA 8653 suggest that it was derived…
Uniform oxygen fugacity of shergottite mantle sources and an oxidized martian lithosphere
Robert W. Nicklas, James M.D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry, Yang Liu, Kimberly T. Tait Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 564, 15 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • fO2 of eight SNCs measured using V-in-olivine oxybarometry.•…
What Have We Learned About the Interior and Surface of Mars from Martian Meteorites
Udry A., Howarth G. H., Herd C. D. K., Day J. M. D., Lapen T. K. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1046 PDF “Martian meteorites are the only samples that…
Mantle–melt partitioning of the highly siderophile elements: New results and application to Mars
K. Righter, R. Rowland II, L. R. Danielson, M. Humayun, S. Yang, N. Mayer (Waeselmann), K. Pando Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 December 2020 LINK “Trace elements and extant and extinct isotopic…
Reassessing the thermal history of martian meteorite Shergotty and Apollo mare basalt 15555 using kinetic isotope fractionation of zoned minerals
Frank Richter, Lee M. Saper, Johan Villeneuve, Marc Chaussidon, E. Bruce Watson, Andrew M. Davis, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Steven B. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Elemental abundance and isotopic fractionation profiles across zoned minerals…
Vanadium micro-XANES determination of oxygen fugacity in olivine-hosted glass inclusion and groundmass glasses of martian primitive shergottite Yamato 980459
Ryoichi Nakada, Tomohiro Usui, Masashi Ushioda, Yoshio Takahashi American Mineralogist (2020) 105 (11): 1695–1703 LINK “The redox condition of magma determines the stability and composition of crystallizing and volatile phases in martian meteorites, reflecting the…
Highly siderophile elements in shergottite sulfides and the sulfur content of the martian mantle
Marine Paquet, James M.D. Day, Arya Udry, Ruan Hattingh, Ben Kumler, Rachel R.Rahib, Kimberly T. Tait, Clive R. Neal Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 October 2020 LINK “Shergottite meteorites are…
The vanadium isotope composition of Mars: implications for planetary differentiation in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
S.G. Nielsen, D.V. Bekaert, T. Magna, K. Mezger, M. Auro Geochem. Persp. Let. (2020) 15, 35–39 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The V isotope composition of martian meteorites reveals that Bulk Silicate Mars (BSM) is…
Discovery of coesite from the martian shergottite Northwest Africa 8657
Sen Hu, Yang Li, Lixin Gu, Xu Tang, Ting Zhang, Akira Yamaguchi, Yangting Lin, Hitesh Changela Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 July 2020 LINK “We report occurrences of coesite in…
High‐pressure metamorphic mineralogy of the Martian crust with implications for density and seismic profilesOPEN ACCESS
Julia Semprich, Justin Filiberto Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:22 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Here, we calculate the mineralogy of the Martian lower crust and upper mantle as a function of…
Petrogenesis, alteration, and shock history of intermediate shergottite Northwest Africa 7042: Evidence for hydrous magmatism on Mars?
T.V. Kizovski, M.R.M. Izawa, K.T. Tait, D.E. Moser, J.M.D. Day, B.C. Hyde, L.F. White, L. Kovarik, S.D. Taylor, D.E. Perea, I.R. Barker, B.R. Joy Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 June…
Combined micro X-ray fluorescence and micro computed tomography for the study of extraterrestrial volcanic rocks. The case of North West Africa (NWA) 8657: A shergottite martian meteorite
Carlo Porfido, Paola Manzari, Ignazio Allegretta, Roberto Terzano, Olga De Pascale, Giorgio S. Senesi TalantaVolume 217, 1 September 2020, 121114 LINK “Highlights • μ-XRF and μ-CT were combined to describe the mineralogy and microstructures of…
Convective activity in a Martian magma chamber recorded by P‐zoning in Tissint olivineOPEN ACCESS
N. Mari, L. J. Hallis, L. Daly, M. R. Lee Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 May 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Tissint Martian meteorite is an unusual depleted olivine‐phyric shergottite, reportedly…
Hydrogen Isotopic Variations in the ShergottitesOPEN ACCESS
Shuai Wang and Sen Hu Geosciences 2020, 10(4), 148 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Hydrogen isotopes in the shergottite Martian meteorites are among the most varied in Mars laboratory samples. By collating results of previous studies…
Terrestrial Alteration Mineral Assemblages in the NWA 10416 Olivine Phyric Shergottite
J.D. Piercy, J.C. Bridges, L.J. Hicks, J.L. MacArthur, R.C. Greenwood, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 April 2020 LINK “We report on the alteration history of the olivine-phyric,…
Multiple early-formed water reservoirs in the interior of Mars
Jessica J. Barnes, Francis M. McCubbin, Alison R. Santos, James M. D. Day, Jeremy W. Boyce, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Ulrich Ott, Ian A. Franchi, Scott Messenger, Mahesh Anand & Carl B. Agee Nature Geoscience (2020)…
Heavy halogen geochemistry of martian shergottite meteorites and implications for the halogen composition of the depleted shergottite mantle source
Patricia L. Clay; Katherine H. Joy; Brian O’Driscoll; Henner Busemann; Lorraine Ruzié-Hamilton; Ray Burgess; Jonathan Fellowes; Bastian Joachim-Mrosko; John Pernet-Fisher; Stanislav Strekopytov; Christopher J. Ballentine American Mineralogist, March 01, 2020, Vol.105, 289-306 LINK “Volatile elements…
Dwell time at high pressure of meteorites during impact ejection from Mars
T.J. Bowling, B.C. Johnson, S.E. Wiggins, E.L. Walton, H.J.Melosh, T.G. Sharp Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 February 2020 LINK “Highlights • We simulate impacts to investigate the dwell time of Martian meteorites….
A compositionally heterogeneous martian mantle due to late accretionOPEN ACCESS
Simone Marchi, Richard J. Walker and Robin M. Canup Science Advances 12 Feb 2020: Vol. 6, no. 7, eaay2338 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2338 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The approximately chondritic estimated relative abundances of highly…
Geochemically heterogeneous Martian mantle inferred from Pb isotope systematics of depleted shergottites
Ryota Moriwaki, Tomohiro Usui, Minato Tobita, Tetsuya Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 January 2020 LINK “Radiogenic isotopic compositions of shergottite meteorites suggest that early planetary differentiation processes, which…
Multiple origins of xenoliths and xenocrysts in the Elephant Moraine 79001 Lithology A olivine‐phyric shergottite
Nicholas Castle, Ethan Kuehl, John Jones, Allan Treiman Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Petrographic examination of the xenolith and xenocryst populations in the olivine‐phyric shergottite Elephant Moraine 79001 Lithology A shows more chemical heterogeneity than…
Tracing martian surface interactions with the triple O isotope compositions of meteoritic phosphates
J.J. Bellucci, M.J. Whitehouse, A.A. Nemchin, J.F. Snape, G.G. Kenny, R.E. Merle, P.A. Bland, G.K.Benedix Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 27 November 2019 LINK “Highlights • A novel methodology…
A new type of isotopic anomaly in shergottite sulfides
Heather B. Franz, Nanping Wu, James Farquhar, Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “The isotopic composition and abundance of sulfur in extraterrestrial materials are of interest for constraining models of both planetary and…
Volatiles in the martian crust and mantle: Clues from the NWA 6162 shergottite
Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Jianchao Zhang, Jialong Hao, Akira Yamaguchi, Ting Zhang, Wei Yang, Hitesh Changela Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 November 2019 LINK “Highlights • The martian…
Chenmingite, FeCr2O4 in the CaFe2O4-type structure, a shock-induced, high-pressure mineral in the Tissint martian meteorite
Chi Ma; Oliver Tschauner; John R. Beckett; Yang Liu; Eran Greenberg; Vitali B. Prakapenka American Mineralogist October 01, 2019, Vol.104, 1521-1525. doi:10.2138/am-2019-6999 LINK “Chenmingite (FeCr2O4; IMA 2017-036) is a high-pressure mineral, occurring as micrometer- to…
The composition of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, William F. McDonough PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comparing compositional models of the terrestrial planets provides insights into physicochemical processes that produced planet-scale similarities and differences. The widely accepted compositional model for Mars assumes Mn…
Northwest Africa 10414, a pigeonite cumulate shergottite
R.H. Hewins, B. Zanda, S. Pont, P.‐M. Zanetta Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 11 August 2019 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 10414 is an unusual shergottite with a cumulate texture. It contains 73% coarse prismatic…
Mantle source to near-surface emplacement of enriched and intermediate poikilitic shergottites in Mars
Rachel R. Rahib, Arya Udry, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Juliane Gross, Marine Paquet, Logan M.Combs, Dara L.Laczniak, James M.D.Day Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 July 2019 LINK “Poikilitic shergottites make…
Petrology of the enriched poikilitic shergottite Northwest Africa 10169: Insight into the martian interior
Logan M. Combs, Arya Udry, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Minako Righter, Thomas J. Lapen, Juliane Gross, Daniel K. Ross, Rachel R. Rahib, James M.D. Day Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9…
Petrology and geochemistry of olivine‐phyric shergottites LAR 12095 and LAR 12240: Implications for their petrogenetic history on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Emilie T. Dunham, J. Brian Balta, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Thomas G. Sharp, Harry Y. McSween Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 21 February 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Larkman Nunatak (LAR) 12095 and LAR 12240…
Microimaging spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy of Northwest Africa 8657 shergottite: Interpretation of future in situ Martian data
P. Manzari, S. De Angelis, M. C. De Sanctis, G. Agrosì, G. Tempesta Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13221 LINK “Microimaging spectroscopy is going to be the new frontier for validating reflectance remote sensed data from…
Chemical, microstructural and chronological record of phosphates in the Ksar Ghilane 002 enriched shergottite
J. Roszjar, M.J. Whitehouse, K. Terada, K. Fukuda, T.John, A.Bischoff, Y.Morishita, H.Hiyagon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “The enriched basaltic (martian) shergottite Ksar Ghilane (KG) 002, discovered in 2010, is exceptionally rich in coexisting but…
Martian magmatism from plume metasomatized mantleOPEN ACCESS
James M. D. Day, Kimberly T. Tait, Arya Udry, Frédéric Moynier, Yang Liu & Clive R. Neal Nature Communications Volume 9, Article number: 4799 (2018) Published: 15 November 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Signatures of the Martian regolith components entrained in some impact‐melt glasses in shergottites
M. N. Rao, L. E. Nyquist, D. K. Ross, S. R. Sutton, P. Hoppe, C. Y. Shih, S. J. Wentworth, D. H. Garrison Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 13 August 2018 LINK “Martian regolith…
Chondritic late accretion to Mars and the nature of shergottite reservoirs
Kim T. Tait, James M.D. Day Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 494, 15 July 2018, Pages 99–108 LINK “Highlights • Coupled Os–Sr isotope systematics in shergottites indicate mixing between enriched and depleted martian mantle…
Hapke mixture modeling applied to VNIR spectra of mafic mineral mixtures and shergottites: Implications for quantitative analysis of satellite dataOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer K., Harris Peter, M. Grindrod Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 24 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13065 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The mineralogy of Mars is well understood on a qualitative level at a…
Pb evolution in the Martian mantle
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, P. Bland, G.K. Benedix, J. Roszjarc Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 485, 1 March 2018, Pages 79–87 LINK “Highlights • A model for the evolution of…
Petrogenesis of basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 8657: Implications for fO2 correlations and element redistribution during shock melting in shergottites
Howarth, G. H., Udry, A. and Day, J. M. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12999 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 8657 is an incompatible trace element-enriched, low-Al basaltic shergottite, similar in texture and chemistry to…
The origin of alteration “orangettes” in Dhofar 019: Implications for the age and aqueous history of the shergottites.OPEN ACCESS
Hallis, L. J., Kemppinen, L., Lee, M. R. and Taylor, L. A. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12987 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The shergottites are the largest group of Martian meteorites, and the only group…
Liebermannite, KAlSi3O8, a new shock-metamorphic, high-pressure mineral from the Zagami Martian meteorite
Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R., Prescher, C., Prakapenka, V. B., Bechtel, H. A. and MacDowell, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13000 LINK “In this paper, we discuss the occurrence…
Basalt–trachybasalt samples in Gale Crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
Edwards, P. H., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R., Anderson, R., Dyar, D., Fisk, M., Thompson, L., Gasda, P., Filiberto, J., Schwenzer, S. P., Blaney, D. and Hutchinson, I. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12953 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
The noble gas concentrations of the Martian meteorites GRV 99027 and paired NWA 7906/NWA 7907.
Stephenson, P. C., Lin, Y. and Leya, I. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12950 LINK “Here we present the isotopic concentrations of He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe for the three Martian meteorites, namely Grove…
The early differentiation of Mars inferred from Hf–W chronometry
Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine, Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, Anthony J. Irving, Addi Bischoff, Carl B. Agee Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 20 July 2017 LINK “Highlights…
Shergottite lead Isotope Signature in Chassigny and the Nakhlites
Jones J. H. Simon J. I. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6331] abstract (PDF) “A model based on recent Pb isotopic analyses is presented that indicates interaction between shergottite and nakhlite/chassignite…
Evaluating Crustal Contributions to Enriched Shergottites from the Petrology, Trace Elements, and Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd Isotope Systematics of Northwest Africa 856
J. Ferdous, A.D. Brandon, A.H. Peslier, Z. Pirotte Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 May 2017 LINK “The origin of the incompatible trace element (ITE) characteristics of enriched shergottites has…
Martian low-temperature alteration materials in shock-melt pockets in Tissint: Constraints on their preservation in shergottite meteorites
C.R. Kuchka, C.D.K. Herd, E.L. Walton, Y. Guan, Y. Liu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 May 2017 LINK “We apply an array of in situ analytical techniques, including electron…
The role of sulfides in the fractionation of highly siderophile and chalcophile elements during the formation of martian shergottite meteorites
Raphael J. Baumgartner, Marco L. Fiorentini, Jean-Pierre Lorand, David Baratoux, Federica Zaccarini, Ludovic Ferrière, Marko K. Prašek, Kerim Sener Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 April 2017 LINK “The shergottite…
Crystallization history of enriched shergottites from Fe and Mg isotope fractionation in olivine megacrysts
Max Collinet, Bernard Charlier, Olivier Namur, Martin Oeser, Etienne Médard, Stefan Weyer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 March 2017 LINK “Martian meteorites are the only samples available from the…
Chalcophile elements in Martian meteorites indicate low sulfur content in the Martian interior and a volatile element-depleted late veneer
Zaicong Wang, Harry Becker Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 463, 1 April 2017, Pages 56–68 LINK “Highlights • Ratios of Cu, S, Se, Te, Re, Pt and Pd in Martian meteorites are relatively constant….
Petrogenesis of the NWA 7320 enriched martian gabbroic shergottite: Insight into the martian crust
Arya Udry, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Thomas J. Lapen, Minako Righter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 January 2017 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7320 is classified as a gabbroic shergottite, the…
Trace elements in olivine and the petrogenesis of the intermediate, olivine-phyric shergottite NWA 10170.
Howarth, G. H. and Udry, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12799 LINK “Olivine-phyric shergottites represent primitive basaltic to picritic rocks, spanning a large range of Mg# and olivine abundances. As primitive olivine-bearing magmas are…
Chemical layering in the upper mantle of Mars: Evidence from olivine-hosted melt inclusions in Tissint.
Basu Sarbadhikari, A., Babu, E. V. S. S. K. and Vijaya Kumar, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12790 LINK “Melting of Martian mantle, formation, and evolution of primary magma from the depleted mantle were…
Mineral chemistry of the Tissint meteorite: Indications of two-stage crystallization in a closed system.
Liu, Y., Baziotis, I. P., Asimow, P. D., Bodnar, R. J. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12726 Version of Record online: 5 OCT 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12726 LINK “The Tissint meteorite is…
(U-Th)/He Ages of Phosphates from Zagami and ALHA77005 Martian Meteorites: Implications to Shock Temperatures
Kyoungwon Min, Annette Farah, Seung Ryeol Lee, Jong Ik Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 September 2016 LINK “Shock conditions of martian meteorites provide crucial information about ejection dynamics…
Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars.OPEN ACCESS
Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martín-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H.,…
Martian meteorite Tissint records unique petrogenesis among the depleted shergottites.
Basu Sarbadhikari, A., Babu, E. V. S. S. K., Vijaya Kumar, T. and Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12684 Version of Record online: 19 JUL 2016 LINK “Tissint, a new unaltered piece…
On the iron isotope composition of Mars and volatile depletion in the terrestrial planets
Paolo A. Sossi, Oliver Nebel, Mahesh Anand, Franck Poitrasson Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 June 2016 LINK “Iron is the most abundant multivalent element in planetary reservoirs, meaning…
Igneous cooling history of olivine-phyric shergottite Yamato 980459 constrained by dynamic crystallization experiments.
First, E. and Hammer, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12659 Article first published online: 10 MAY 2016 LINK “Dynamic crystallization experiments were performed on a liquid having the bulk composition of olivine-phyric shergottite Yamato…
The chlorine isotopic composition of Martian meteorites 1: Chlorine isotope composition of Martian mantle and crustal reservoirs and their interactions.
Williams, J. T., Shearer, C. K., Sharp, Z. D., Burger, P. V., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Agee, C. B. and McKeegan, K. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12647 LINK “The Martian meteorites…
A new approach to cosmogenic corrections in 40Ar/39Ar chronometry: Implications for the ages of Martian meteorites
W.S. Cassata, L.E. Borg Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 May 2016 LINK “Anomalously old 40Ar/39Ar ages are commonly obtained from Shergottites and are generally attributed to uncertainties regarding the…
Heterogeneous distribution of H2O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H2O in depleted and enriched mantle sources.
McCubbin, F. M., Boyce, J. W., Srinivasan, P., Santos, A. R., Elardo, S. M., Filiberto, J., Steele, A. and Shearer, C. K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12639 LINK “We conducted a petrologic study of…
Large Solar Cosmic Ray Effects on Oued Awlitis 001 Lunar Meteorite and Northwest Africa 10134 Shergottite
K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee, A. J. T. Jull 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1669 PDF
Northwest Africa 4480 Revisited: Petrologic, Isotopic, and Noble Gas Studies of an Unshocked, Maskelynite-Free Mafic Shergottite with a Long Cosmic Ray Exposure Age
A. J. Irving, R. Andreasen, M. Righter, T. J. Lapen, H. Busemann, M. Izawa, D. E. Moser, P. P. Sipiera 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2330 PDF
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…
Determination of volatile concentrations in fluorapatite of Martian shergottite NWA 2975 by combining synchrotron FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, EMPA, and TEM, and inferences on the volatile budget of the apatite host-magma.
Słaby, E., Koch-Müller, M., Förster, H.-J., Wirth, R., Rhede, D., Schreiber, A. and Schade, U. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12598 Article first published online: 25 JAN 2016 LINK “We combined the focused ion beam…
Lithium isotopes and light lithophile element abundances in shergottites: Evidence for both magmatic degassing and subsolidus diffusion
Udry, A., McSween, H. Y., Hervig, R. L. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12582 Article first published online: 16 DEC 2015 LINK “Degassed magmatic water was potentially the major source of…
The Pb isotopic evolution of the Martian mantle constrained by initial Pb in Martian meteorites
Bellucci, J. J., Nemchin, A. A., Whitehouse, M. J., Snape, J. F., Bland, P., Benedix, G.K. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 21 November 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004809 LINK “The Pb isotopic compositions of…
Petrography and geochemistry of the enriched basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 2975
He, Q., Xiao, L., Balta, J. B., Baziotis, I. P., Hsu, W. and Guan, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12571 LINK “We present a study of the petrology and geochemistry of basaltic shergottite Northwest…
Small melt inclusions can record bulk magma compositions: A planetary example from the Martian basalt (shergottite) Tissint.
Sonzogni, Y. and Treiman, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12516 LINK “Melt inclusions in igneous minerals can provide constraints on magma compositions, especially for planetary samples where mass is severely limited. Small inclusions (
Influence of redox conditions on the intensity of Mars crustal magnetic anomalies
Brachfeld, S., Shah, D., First, E., Hammer, J. and Bowles, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12505 Article first published online: 21 SEP 2015 LINK
Evidence for the exsolution of Cl-rich fluids in martian magmas: Apatite petrogenesis in the enriched lherzolitic shergottite Northwest Africa 7755
G.H. Howarth, J.F. Pernet-Fisher, R.J. Bodnar, L.A. Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 June 2015 LINK
Various aspects of the petrogenesis of the Martian shergottite meteorites
Jones, J. H. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12421 LINK
Tracking the source of the enriched martian meteorites in olivine-hosted melt inclusions of two depleted shergottites, Yamato 980459 and Tissint
T.J. Peters, J.I. Simon, J.H. Jones, T. Usui, R. Moriwaki, R.C. Economos, A.K. Schmitt, K.D. McKeegan Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 418, 15 May 2015, Pages 91–102 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.033 LINK
Siderophile and chalcophile element abundances in shergottites: Implications for Martian core formation
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter, Gwendolyn Jefferson, Dana Fields and Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12384 LINK
Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall
J. Brian Balta, Matthew E. Sanborn, Arya Udry, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Harry Y. McSween Jr. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12403 LINK
Partitioning of light lithophile elements during basalt eruptions on Earth and application to Martian shergottites
Marie Edmonds Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 411, 1 February 2015, Pages 142–150 LINK
Meteoritic evidence for a previously unrecognized hydrogen reservoir on Mars
Tomohiro Usui, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Justin I. Simon, John H. Jones Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 140–151 LINK
Constraints on the Depth and Thermal Vigor of Melting in the Martian Mantle
Justin Filiberto and Rajdeep Dasgupta Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004745 Accepted manuscript online: 4 DEC 2014 04:51PM EST LINK
New bulk sulfur measurements of Martian meteorites and modeling the fate of sulfur during melting and crystallization – Implications for sulfur transfer from Martian mantle to crust–atmosphere system
Shuo Ding, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Cin-Ty A. Lee, Meenakshi Wadhwa Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 409, 1 January 2015, Pages 157–167 17 November 2014 LINK
Geochemical diversity of shergottite basalts: Mixing and fractionation, and their relation to Mars surface basalts
Treiman, A. H. and Filiberto, J. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12363 LINK
The Source Crater of Martian Shergottite Meteorites
Werner SC, Ody A and Poulet F Published Online March 6 2014 Science 21 March 2014: Vol. 343 no. 6177 pp. 1343-1346 DOI: 10.1126/science.1247282 LINK
No Martian soil component in shergottite meteorites
Barrat JA, Jambon A, Ferrière L, Bollinger C, Langlade JA, Liorzou C, Boudouma O and Fialin M (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 125, 15 January 2014, Pages 23–33 LINK
