Experimental evidence of phase transition of silica polymorphs in basaltic eucrites: implications for thermal history of protoplanetary crustOPEN ACCESS
Rei Kanemaru, Naoya Imae, Akira Yamaguchi, Aiko Nakato, Junko Isa, Makoto Kimura, Hirotsugu Nishido, Tomohiro Usui & Takashi Mikouchi Scientific ReportsVolume 14, article number 26414, Published: 02 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Silica…
The secondary classification of unequilibrated chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet, Béatrice Doisneau Accepted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 October 2024): MAPS, Version of Record online: 08 October 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The multiplication of decimal petrologic…
Grossite-bearing refractory inclusions from reduced cv chondrites: Mineralogical and oxygen isotopic constraints on the parent body alteration historyOPEN ACCESS
Jangmi Han, Kazuhide Nagashima, Changkun Park, Alexander N. Krot, Lindsay P. Keller Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 September 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the results of…
Raman spectroscopy of Ryugu particles and their extracted residues: Fluorescence background characteristics and similarities to CI chondrites
Mutsumi Komatsu, Hikaru Yabuta, Yoko Kebukawa, Lydie Bonal, Eric Quirico, Timothy J. Fagan, George D. Cody, Jens Barosch, Laure Bejach, Emmanuel Dartois, Alexandre Dazzi, Bradley De Gregorio, Ariane Deniset-Besseau, Jean Duprat, Cecile Engrand, Minako Hashiguchi,…
Mo isotope evidence for evaporation loss of volatiles in CKs, and implications for external heating sources of the CK metamorphism
Yingnan Zhang, Liping Qin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 641, 1 September 2024, 118807 LINK “Highlights “Thermal metamorphism for asteroids influences their structures and chemical compositions. As the only CCs with the petrologic type of…
HED zircons as a window into the solar system’s first crust: Decoupling primordial differentiation, metamorphism and impact events through textural and chemical studies
Melanie Barboni, Madeline Marquardt, Nicholas E. Timms, Elizabeth Ann Bell Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 May 2024 LINK “The study of Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) meteorites provides unique insights into early planet…
The Borodino Meteorite: Evolution on the Parent Body
K. G. Sukhanova, A. B. Kuznetsov & S. G. Skublov Doklady Earth Sciences, Published: 18 March 2024 LINK “The work reports on the results of the mineralogical and petrographic study of the Borodino meteorite (H5)….
Moderately volatile elemental and isotopic variations in variably shocked equilibrated ordinary chondrites from Antarctica
Jérôme Roland, Vinciane Debaille, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Steven Goderis Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 February 2024 LINK “Volatile elements, crucial players in planetary evolution, condense at low temperatures from solar nebula. Despite extensive…
Subtype 3.0 chondrites: Petrologic classification criteriaOPEN ACCESS
M. Kimura, M. K. Weisberg, A. Yamaguchi MAPS, Version of Record online: 29 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Type 3 chondrites are subdivided into 3.0–3.9. Subtype 3.0 chondrites nearly preserve all of their…
Near-mid infrared spectroscopy of carbonaceous chondrites: Insights into spectral variation due to aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism in asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Jinfei Yu, Haibin Zhao, Edward A. Cloutis, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yunzhao Wu Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) are windows into the early…
Role of redox conditions and thermal metamorphism in the preservation of Cr isotopic anomalies in components of non-carbonaceous chondrites
Paul Frossard, Pierre Bonnand, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 December 2023 LINK “Mass-independent isotopic anomalies in meteorites are probes to the dynamics and evolution of the…
The mineralogy and alteration history of the Yamato-type (CY) carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M.D. Suttle, A.J. King, C.S. Harrison, Q.H.S. Chan, A. Greshake, R. Bartoschewitz, A.G. Tomkins, T. Salge, P.F. Schofield, S.S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
The important role of fluid chemistry in the hydrothermal alteration of ordinary chondrites: Insights from halite and sphalerite in the Sidi El Habib 001 (H5) meteorite
Shaofan Che, Kenneth J. Domanik, Yao-Jen Chang, Thomas J. Zega Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 621, 1 November 2023, 118374 LINK “The important role that aqueous fluids played during the evolution of carbonaceous chondrites (CCs)…
Rubidium and Potassium Isotopic Variations in Chondrites and Mars: Accretion Signatures and Planetary Overprints
Nicole X. Nie, Xin-Yang Chen, Zhe J. Zhang, Justin Y. Hu, Weiyi Liu, Francois L. H. Tissot, Fang-Zhen Teng, Anat Shahar, Nicolas Dauphas Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 7 January 2023 LINK “As moderately volatile…
Abundant presolar silicates of the CM chondrite Asuka 12169: Implications for the thermal and aqueous alteration of the CM parent body
Yuchen Xu, Yangting Lin, Jialong Hao, Makoto Kimura, Sen Hu, Wei Yang, Yang Liu, Yongliao Zoua Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 July 2022 LINK “The solar system could be separated…
Ancient and recent collisions revealed by phosphate minerals in the Chelyabinsk meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Craig R. Walton, Oliver Shorttle, Sen Hu, Auriol S. P. Rae, Ji Jianglong, Ana Černok, Helen Williams, Yu Liu, Guoqiang Tang, Qiuli Li & Mahesh Anand Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 3, Article number: 40Published:…
A record of low-temperature asteroidal processes of amoeboid olivine aggregates from Kainsaz CO3.2 chondrite
Jangmi Han, Changkun Park, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 February 2022 LINK “Amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) from the Kainsaz CO3.2 chondrite were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy…
In-Situ Heating Experiments of the Tarda Meteorite: Effects of Thermal Processing on Aqueously Altered Carbonaceous Chondrite
Haenecour P. * Barnes J. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2607] “We report new results from in-situ heating of fine-grained materials from the Tarda meteorite.”
Fayalite formation through hydrothermal experiments: Insights into early fluid-assisted aqueous alteration processes on asteroids
E. Dobrică, J. A. Nuth, A. J. Brearley MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 January 2022 LINK “In order to understand the effects of the earliest fluid-assisted hydration processes on asteroids, we performed one hydrothermal experiment…
Hydrothermal activities on C-complex asteroids induced by radioactivityOPEN ACCESS
Wataru Fujiya, Hisato Higashi, Yuki Hibiya, Shingo Sugawara, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Ko Hashizume Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters (17-Dec-2021) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “C-complex asteroids, rich in carbonaceous materials, are potential sources…
Exsolution in alkali feldspar in ordinary chondrites: Ubiquitous evidence for rapid cooling at high temperatures
Jonathan A. Lewis, Rhian H. Jones Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 December 2021 LINK “Thermal metamorphism in undisrupted ordinary chondrite (OC) parent bodies is thought to occur through the radioactive…
Thermal metamorphism on the Moon as recorded by the granulite suiteOPEN ACCESS
John F. Pernet-Fisher and H. Joy Journal of the Geological Society, 28 October 2021Review LINK (OPEN ACCESS, limited time)PDF (OPEN ACCESS, limited time)Supplementary material “Thermally metamorphosed rocks on the Moon are an important, yet under-studied,…
Heating of carbonaceous materials: Insights into the effects of thermal metamorphism on spectral properties of carbonaceous chondrites and asteroids
Achen Duan, Yunzhao Wu, Edward A. Cloutis, Jinfei Yu, Shaolin Li, Yun Jiang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 November 2021 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) are important materials for understanding the early evolution…
Plagioclase alteration and equilibration in ordinary chondrites: Metasomatism during thermal metamorphism
Jonathan A. Lewis, Rhian H. Jones, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 October 2021 LINK “In ordinary chondrites (OCs), feldspar is present both in chondrules as a primary,…
Constraints on planetesimal accretion inferred from particle-size distribution in CO chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Gabriel A. Pinto, Yves Marrocchi, Alessandro Morbidelli, Sébastien Charnoz, Maria Eugenia Varela, Kevin Soto, Rodrigo Martínez, Felipe Olivares Accepted in ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation of planetesimals was a key step in the assemblage…
Detection of Incipient Aqueous Alteration in Carbonaceous Chondrites
Krämer Ruggiu L., Devouard B., Gattacceca J., Bonal L., Leroux H., Eschrig J., Borschneck D., King A., Beck P., Marrocchi Y., Debaille V., Hanna R. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract…
Response of silicate chemical composition variation on thermal metamorphism of ordinary chondrites and classification of petrologic types: the case of L chondrites from Grove Mountains, Antarctica
Chuantong Zhang, Bingkui Miao, Zhipeng Xia, Qinglin Xie Acta GeochimicaPublished: 05 June 2021 LINK “Highlights The chemical groups and petrologic types of the selected seven Antarctic chondrites were L3.7, L3.8, L3.9, L3.9/4, L4, L5 and…
Thermal metamorphism of CM chondrites: A dehydroxylation‐based peak‐temperature thermometer and implications for sample return from asteroids Ryugu and BennuOPEN ACCESS
Michael A. Velbel, Michael E. Zolensky Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 08 April 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The target bodies of C‐complex asteroid sample return missions are carbonaceous chondrite‐like near‐Earth asteroids…
Thermal metamorphic history of Antarctic CV3 and CO3 chondrites inferred from the first- and second-order Raman peaks of polyaromatic organic carbon
Mehmet Yesiltas, Jordan Young, Timothy D. Glotch American Mineralogist (2021) 106 (4): 506–517 LINK “Parent body thermal metamorphism is an important process that alters the structure of organic matter in the parent asteroid of meteorites….
The role of post-shock heating by plastic deformation during impact devolatilization of calciteOPEN ACCESS
Kosuke Kurosawa, Hidenori Genda, Shintaro Azuma, Keishi Okazaki accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “An accurate understanding of the relationship between the impact conditions and the degree of shock-induced thermal metamorphism…
Identification of a Thermally Metamorphosed Clast in the Renazzo-Like (CR) Chondrite Pecora Escarpment (PCA) 91082
J. Davidson, Schrader D. L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1027 PDF “Primitive chondrites / Where are your impact melt clasts? / Found new candidate.”
A deuterium-poor water reservoir in the asteroid 4 Vesta and the inner Solar System
A. Stephant, M. Wadhwa, R. Hervig, M. Bose, X. Zhao, T.J. Barrett, M. Anand, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 January 2021 LINK “Recent investigations of meteorites thought to originate from the asteroid…
The alteration history of the CY chondrites, investigated through analysis of a new member: Dhofar 1988OPEN ACCESS
M.D. Suttle, A. Greshake, A.J. King, P.F. Schofield, A. Tomkins, S.S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 November 2020 LINK LINK (temporarily OPEN ACCESS) “We provide the first detailed analysis…
Effects of minerals on metamorphism of organic matter during thermal processes in meteorite parent bodies
Naoki Hirakawa, Yoko Kebukawa, Kensei Kobayashi, Hideyuki Nakano IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • We evaluated changes in the molecular structures of organic matter analog upon heating with the…
Hf‐W chronology of a macrochondrule from the L5/6 chondrite Northwest Africa 8192OPEN ACCESS
Jan L. Hellmann, Thomas S. Kruijer, Knut Metzler, Markus Patzek, Andreas Pack, Jasper Berndt, Thorsten Kleine Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:30 September 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A large, igneous‐textured, and 2…
Signatures of the post-hydration heating of highly aqueously altered CM carbonaceous chondrites and implications for interpreting asteroid sample returnsOPEN ACCESS
Paula Lindgren, Martin R. Lee, Robert Sparkes, Richard C. Greenwood, Romy D. Hanna, Ian A. Franchi, Ashley J. King, Cameron Floyd, Pierre-Etienne Martin, Victoria E. Hamilton, Chris Haberle Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof,…
Mineralogy, chemistry, and composition of organic compounds in the fresh carbonaceous chondrite Mukundpura: CM1 or CM2?OPEN ACCESS
S. Potin, P. Beck, L. Bonal, B. Schmitt, A. Garenne, F. Moynier, A. Agranier, P. Schmitt‐Kopplin, A. K. Malik, E. Quirico Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:17 August 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
The most primitive CM chondrites, Asuka 12085, 12169, and 12236, of subtypes 3.0–2.8: Their characteristic features and classification
M. Kimura, N. Imae, M. Komatsu, J. A. Barrat, R.C.Greenwood, A.Yamaguchi, T.Noguchi Polar Science In Press, Journal Pre-proof. Available online 13 August 2020, 100565 LINK “CM chondrites (CMs) are the most abundant group of carbonaceous…
The sulfurization recorded in tridymite in the monomict eucrite Northwest Africa 11591OPEN ACCESS
Li‐Lin Huang, Bing‐Kui Miao, Guo‐Zhu Chen, Hui‐Min Shao, Zi‐Yuan Ouyang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 29 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Some of the tridymite in the monomict Northwest Africa (NWA) 11591 eucrite…
Hydrogen in chondrites: Influence of parent body alteration and atmospheric contamination on primordial components
Lionel G. Vacher, Laurette Piani, Thomas Rigaudier, Dorian Thomassin, Guillaume Florin, Maxime Piralla, Yves Marrocchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 May 2020 LINK “Hydrogen occurs at the near percent level…
Petrology and oxygen isotopic compositions of calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions in primitive CO3.0‐3.1 chondrites
Mingming Zhang, Enrica Bonato, Ashley J. King, Sara S. Russell, Guoqiang Tang, Yangting Lin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceLINK “The petrologic and oxygen isotopic characteristics of calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions (CAIs) in CO chondrites were further constrained by…
Distinguishing relative aqueous alteration and heating among CM chondrites with IR spectroscopy
R.D. Hanna, V.E. Hamilton, C.W. Haberle, A.J. King, N.M. Abreu, J.M. Friedrich Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2020 LINK “Highlights • IR spectral features distinguish relative aqueous alteration and heating in…
Matrix Mineralogy of the Least Altered CM-Related Chondrite Asuka 12169
T. Noguchi, M. Yasutake, A. Tsuchiyama, A. Miyake, M. Kimura, A. Yamaguchi, N. Imae, K. Uesugi, A. Takeuchi 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1666 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Almost all CM chondrites experienced…
Asuka 12236, the Most Pristine CM Chondrite to Date
L. R. Nittler, C. M. O’D. Alexander, D. Foustoukos, A. Patzer, M. J. Verdier-Paoletti 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #2276 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites accreted in the protoplanetary disk and provide…
Hydrothermal activity on the CV parent body: New perspectives from the giant Transantarctic Mountains minimeteorite TAM5.29
J. Nava, M. D. Suttle, R. Spiess, L. Folco, J. Najorka, C. Carli, M. Massironi Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 December 2019 LINK “TAM5.29 is an extraterrestrial dust grain, collected on the Transantarctic…
Timing of thermal metamorphism in CM chondrites: Implications for Ryugu and Bennu future sample returnOPEN ACCESS
Elsa Amsellem, Frédéric Moynier, Brandon Mahan, Pierre Beck Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 December 2019 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • New model to date the heating event of five metamorphosed CM…
The density, porosity and pore morphology of fall and find ordinary chondrites
S.J. Li, S.J. Wang, B.K. Miao, Y. Li, X.Y. Li, X.J. Zeng, Z.P. Xia LINK JGR Planets, First published: 28 October 2019 “Density, porosity, and pore morphology constitute the basic physical properties of meteorites. These properties…
Grove Mountains (GRV) 020043: Insights into acapulcoite-lodranite genesis from the most primitive member
Timothy J. McCoy, Catherine M. Corrigan, Tamara L. Dickinson, Gretchen K. Benedix, Devin L.Schrader, Jemma Davidson Geochemistry In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 September 2019 LINK “Although acapulcoites and lodranites played a key role…
Mineralogy and petrology of Dominion Range 08006: A very primitive CO3 carbonaceous chondrite
Jemma Davidson, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Rhonda M. Stroud, Henner Busemann, Larry R. Nittler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 September 2019 LINK “Here we report the relative degrees of thermal…
The iron record of asteroidal processes in carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
A. Garenne, P. Beck, G. Montes‐Hernandez, L. Bonal, E. Quirico, O. Proux, J.L. Hazemann Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 1 September 2019 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The valence of iron has been used in…
Petrographic and compositional indicators of formation and alteration conditions from LL chondrite sulfides
D.L. Schrader, T.J. Zega Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 August 2019 LINK “Sulfide minerals occur in many types of extraterrestrial samples and are sensitive indicators of the conditions under…
The Yamato-type (CY) carbonaceous chondrite group: Analogues for the surface of asteroid Ryugu?OPEN ACCESS
A.J. King, H.C. Bates, D. Krietsch, H. Busemann, P.L. Clay, P.F. Schofield, S.S. Russell Geochemistry Available online 20 August 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report new mineralogical, petrographic and noble gas analyses…
Shock-Wave Experiment with the Chelyabinsk LL5 Meteorite: Experimental Parameters and the Texture of the Shock-Affected Material
E. V. Petrova, V. I. Grokhovsky, T. Kohout, R. F. Muftakhetdinova, G. A. Yakovlev Geochemistry International August 2019, Volume 57, Issue 8, pp 923–930 LINK “A spherical geometry shock experiment with the light-colored lithology material…
Formation and destruction of magnetite in CO3 chondrites and other chondrite groups
Alan E. Rubin, Ye Li Geochemistry Available online 31 July 2019 In Press, Journal Pre-proof LINK “Primitive CO3.00-3.1 chondrites contain ˜2-8 vol.% magnetite, minor troilite and accessory carbide and chromite; some CO3.1 chondrites have fayalite-rich veins,…
A Complex Interplay of Heat and Aqueous Alteration Experienced by the Paris CM Chondrite
Bonal L., Beck P., Nakamura T., Enokido Y., Gattacceca J., Eschrig J. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “The Paris meteorite is a CM chondrite [1] that has been thoroughly studied…
The surface composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
K. Kitazato,R. E. Milliken,T. Iwata,M. Abe,M. Ohtake,S. Matsuura,T. Arai,Y. Nakauchi,T. Nakamura,M. Matsuoka,H. Senshu,N. Hirata,T. Hiroi,C. Pilorget,R. Brunetto,F. Poulet,L. Riu,J.-P. Bibring,D. Takir,D. L. Domingue,F. Vilas,M. A. Barucci,D. Perna,E. Palomba,A. Galiano,K. Tsumura,T. Osawa,M. Komatsu,A. Nakato,T. Arai,N. Takato,T….
The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processesOPEN ACCESS
S. Sugita, R. Honda, T. Morota, S. Kameda, H. Sawada, E. Tatsumi, M. Yamada, C. Honda, Y. Yokota, T. Kouyama, N. Sakatani, K. Ogawa, H. Suzuki, T. Okada, N. Namiki, S. Tanaka, Y. Iijima, K….
Primordial, thermal, and shock features of ordinary chondrites: Emulating bulk X‐ray diffraction using in‐plane rotation of polished thin sections
Naoya Imae, Makoto Kimura, Akira Yamaguchi, Hideyasu Kojima Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 February 2019 LINK “Using an X‐ray diffractometer, powder‐like diffraction patterns were acquired from in‐plane rotation of polished thin sections (PTSs)…
Oxygen isotope signatures in bulk chondrules: Implications for the aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism on the Allende CV3 parent body
Iffat Jabeen, Minoru Kusakabe, Keisuke Nagao, Arshad Ali Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 30 November 2018 LINK “Precise triple oxygen isotope compositions of 32 Allende bulk chondrules (ABCs) are determined using laser‐assisted fluorination mass…
Primordial heavy noble gases in the pristine Paris carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
David V. Bekaert, Yves Marrocchi, Alex Meshik, Laurent Remusat, Bernard Marty Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.13213 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Paris carbonaceous chondrite represents the most pristine carbonaceous chondrite, providing a unique opportunity…
Primary feldspar in the Semarkona LL3.00 chondrite: Constraints on chondrule formation and secondary alteration
Jonathan A. Lewis, Rhian H. Jones Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 3 October 2018 LINK “Feldspar in ordinary chondrites (OCs) is often associated with thermal metamorphism, as a secondary mineral that forms from the…
Heating experiments of the Tagish Lake meteorite: Investigation of the effects of short‐term heating on chondritic organicsOPEN ACCESS
Queenie H. S. Chan, Aiko Nakato, Yoko Kebukawa, Michael E. Zolensky, Tomoki Nakamura, Jessica A. Maisano, Matthew W. Colbert, James E. Martinez, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Hiroki Suga, Yoshio Takahashi, Yasuo Takeichi, Kazuhiko Mase, Ian…
Prevalence and nature of heating processes in CM and C2-ungrouped chondrites as revealed by insoluble organic matter
E. Quirico, L. Bonal, P. Beck, C.M.O’D. Alexander, H.Yabuta, T.Nakamura, L.Flandinet, G.Montagnac, P.Schmitt-Kopplin, C.D.K.Herd Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 31 August 2018 LINK “Chondrites are exhumed from their parent bodies…
Thermal and impact histories of 25143 Itokawa recorded in Hayabusa particlesOPEN ACCESS
K. Terada,Y. Sano, N. Takahata, A. Ishida, A. Tsuchiyama, T. Nakamura, T. Noguchi, Y. Karouji, M. Uesugi, T. Yada, M. Nakabayashi, K. Fukuda & H. Nagahara Scientific Reports, Volume 8, Article number: 11806 (2018) LINK…
The chemical composition of carbonaceous chondrites: implications for volatile element depletion, complementarity and alterationOPEN ACCESS
Ninja Braukmüller, Frank Wombacher, Dominik C. Hezel, Raphaelle Escoube, Carsten Münker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Available online 24 July 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In Earth and planetary sciences, the chemical…
Characterization of matrix material in Northwest Africa 5343: Weathering and thermal metamorphism of the least equilibrated CK chondrite
Dunn, T. L., Battifarano, O. K., Gross, J. and O’Hara, E. J. Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13118 LINK “Based on the chemical heterogeneity of chondrule and matrix olivine, Northwest Africa (NWA) 5343 is the least…
What is controlling the reflectance spectra (0.35- 150 µm) of hydrated (and dehydrated) carbonaceous chondrites?
Pierre Beck, A. Maturilli, A. Garenne, P. Vernazza, J. Helbert, E. Quirico, B. Schmitt Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 May 2018 LINK “Highligths • The 0.7 µm feature in hydrated carbonaceous chondrites…
Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) study of seven heavily metamorphosed chondrites: Deformation systematics and variations in pre-shock temperature and post-shock annealing
Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) study of seven heavily metamorphosed chondrites: Deformation systematics and variations in pre-shock temperature and post-shock annealing Alex M. Ruzicka, Richard C. Hugo, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available…
Back-transformation of high-pressure minerals in shocked chondrites: low-pressure mineral evidence for strong shock
Jinping Hu, Thomas G. Sharp Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 July 2017 LINK “Post-shock annealing of meteorites can destroy their shock-induced features, particularly high-pressure minerals, and complicate the estimation…
Thermal Metamorphism in the CM Parent Body — Evidence from Weakly Altered CM Chondrites LaPaz (LAP) 04565 and 02333
Abreu N. M. * Crispin K. L. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6365] abstract “LAP 04514, LAP 04527, LAP 04565 and LAP 02333 are weakly altered CMs. These meteorites resemble Paris and…
Relict chondrules in primitive achondrites: Remnants from their precursor parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Devin L. Schrader, Timothy J. McCoy, Kathryn Gardner-Vandy Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 February 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Free until 6 May 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Free until 6…
Investigation of organo-carbonate associations in carbonaceous chondrites by Raman spectroscopy
Queenie H. S. Chan, Michael E. Zolensky, Robert.J. Bodnar, Charles Farley, Jacob C. H. Cheung Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 November 2016 LINK “Carbonates record information regarding the timing,…
A combined diffusion and thermal modeling approach to determine peak temperatures of thermal metamorphism experienced by meteorites
Sabrina Schwinger, Ralf Dohmen, Hans-Peter Schertl Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 June 2016 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites are affected to different degrees by thermal and aqueous metamorphism on their parent…
Making an Asteroid: Effects of Thermal Metamorphism on CO3 Meteorites as Determined by XRD
Bonato E. King A. J. Schofield P. F. Lee M. R. Russell S. S. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6466 LINK
Experimental Heating of Murray CM Carbonaceous Chondrite at 800°C in the Presence of Water
Nakamura T. Mibe K. Shimojuku A. Nakato A. Oike R. Noguchi T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6469 LINK
Modeling of Type II Chondrule Compositions in CO3 Chondrites — Constrains on the Conditions of Chondrule Formation and Thermal Metamorphism
Schwinger S. Dohmen R. Schertl H.-P. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6165 LINK
Exploring Thermal Signatures in the Experimentally Heated CM Carbonaceous Chondrite Allan Hills 83100
Lindgren P. Andreassen A. M. Lee M. R. Sparkes R. Greenwood R. C. Franchi I. A. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6267 LINK
Unique View of C Asteroid Regolith from the Jbilet Winselwan CM Chondrite
M. E. Zolensky, T. Mikouchi, K. Hagiya, K. Ohsumi, M. Komatsu, Q. H. S. Chan, L. Le, D. Kring, M. Cato, A. L. Fagan, J. Gross, A. Tanaka, D. Takegawa, T. Hoshikawa, T. Yoshida, N….
Chemical Composition Study of Antarctic CI and CM Chondrites in Light of Precise and Accurate Abundances of Rare Earth Elements, Th and U
C. D. Vu, N. Shirai, M. Ebihara 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1916 PDF
Thermal Alteration of CI and CM Chondrites: Mineralogical Changes and Metamorphic Temperatures
King A. J. Schofield P. F. Russell S. S. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5212 abstract (PDF)
Noble gases and halogens in Graves Nunataks 06129: the complex thermal history of a felsic asteroid crust
Jennifer L. Claydon, Sarah A. Crowther, Vera A. Fernandes, Jamie D. Gilmour Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 159, 15 June 2015, Pages 177–189 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.013 available online 21 March 2015 updated 15 April 2015 LINK (OPEN…
Alteration sequence of CV3 chondrites: matrix textures and Raman spectroscopy
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Thermal and Shock Metamorphosis in NWA-5011 L6 Chondrite
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The effects of parent-body hydrothermal heating on amino acid abundances in CI-like chondrites
Aaron S. Burton, Sarah Grunsfeld, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin Polar Science Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2014, Pages 255–263 Available online 1 June 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2014.05.002 LINK
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Thermal and Collisional History of Tishomingo: More evidence for early disruption of differentiated planetesimals
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