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…
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 %,…
Coordinated mineralogical and isotopic analyses of a cosmic symplectite discovered in a comet 81P/Wild 2 sample.
Nguyen, A. N., Berger, E. L., Nakamura-Messenger, K., Messenger, S. and Keller, L. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12905 LINK “We have discovered in a Stardust mission terminal particle a unique mineralogical assemblage of…
A Search for Cosmic Symplectite in the Acfer 094 and Miller Range 07687 Meteorites
L. R. Nittler, J. Davidson, N. Liu, C. M. O’D. Alexander, R. M. Stroud 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2097 PDF LINK
