| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | voids. Iron may have been lost from the bulk meteorite, but most other elements merely underwent internal...and it was argued that aqueous alteration in Semarkona and Bishunpur also was a Parent body Phenomenon...redeposition of the leached material elsewhere in the meteorite, but Christophe Michel-Levy (1976) argued that...between the chondrules-a feature that renders the meteorite texturally unique-and generally abuts the opaque...counting standard. A secondary standard, Kakanui augite (Mason, 1966), was used to monitor instrument drift | | Brearley, Adrian J, Scott, Edward R.D, Keil, Klaus, Clayton, Robert N, Mayeda, Toshiko K, Boynton, William V, Hill, Dolores H (1989) Chemical, isotopic and mineralogical evidence for the origin of matrix in ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 53 (8) 2081-2093 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(89)90326-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | fine-grained matrix lumps and chondrule rims from Semarkona (GROSSMANet al., 1987). Transmission electron...extracting matrix materials intact from the host meteorite due to the small dimensions of matrix fragments...from this study (TAYLOR et al., 1984) and from Semarkona (GROSSMANet al., 1987), have been lacking. Consequently...subsequently isolated on two adjacent slices of the meteorite. Samples of the lump weighing 8 and 4 mg were...finely powdered in a precleaned agate mortar. (The meteorite was friable and easily powdered). A 7.5 mg split | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | chondrites as well as investigating conditions on meteorite parent bodies. Several aspects of ordinary chondrite...ordinary chondrites in an attempt to correlate meteorite mineralogy with asteroid composition from reflectance...the growing interest in aqueous alteration on meteorite parent bodies and observations of phyllosilicates...important when analyzing small and precious pieces of meteorite. Mˆssbauer spectroscopy is capable of detecting...a 57Co source allows the presence of 57Fe in meteorite samples to be analyzed. The energy of the source | | McCanta, M.C., Treiman, A.H., Dyar, M.D., Alexander, C.M.O’D., Rumble, D., Essene, E.J. (2008) The LaPaz Icefield 04840 meteorite: Mineralogy, metamorphism, and origin of an amphibole- and biotite-bearing R chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (23) 5757-5780 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.07.034 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | elsevier.com/locate/gca The LaPaz Icefield 04840 meteorite: Mineralogy, metamorphism, and origin of an amphibole-...online 11 September 2008 Abstract The R chondrite meteorite LaPaz Icefield (LAP) 04840 is unique among metamorphosed...ordinary chondrite phyllosilicates (as in the Semarkona chondrite), and insoluble organic matter (IOM)...mccanta@ gmail.com (M.C. McCanta). 1 Present address: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California...significant, and here we report such a find: the meteorite LAP 04840, a Rumuruti (R) group chondrite, with | | Joswiak, D.J., Nakashima, D., Brownlee, D.E., Matrajt, G., Ushikubo, T., Kita, N.T., Messenger, S., Ito, M. (2014) Terminal particle from Stardust track 130: Probable Al-rich chondrule fragment from comet Wild 2. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 144. 277-298 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2014.08.017 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | USA Laboratory for Early Solar System Evolution, Division of Earth and Planetary Materials Science, Graduate...amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs). Measured widths of augite/pigeonite lamellae in the clinopyroxene indicate...upper-left to lower-right trending lineation. match augite lattice planes, consistent with their primitiveand...patterns (augite and pigeonite) with coincidental c* axes and non-overlapping a* axes. Both augite and pigeonite...direction in the diffraction pattern. Pigeonite and augite will exsolve from a parent clinopyroxene solid-solution | | Zhang, Ai-Cheng, Itoh, Shoichi, Sakamoto, Naoya, Wang, Ru-Cheng, Yurimoto, Hisayoshi (2014) Origins of Al-rich chondrules: Clues from a compound Al-rich chondrule in the Dar al Gani 978 carbonaceous chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 130. 78-92 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2013.12.026 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | those of anorthite and the mesostasis (including augite therein) (D17O: 3&). Mesostasis from both the...aczhang@nju.edu.cn (A.-C. Zhang). 1 Present address: Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyoto University...using terrestrial spinel, anorthite, olivine, and augite standards (Yurimoto et al., 1994; Katayama et al...(relative to Si) were determined using the Takashima augite, for which REE contents have been well determined...an: anorthite; en: enstatite; ol: olivine; aug: augite. Table 2 SEM-EDS bulk compositions (wt%) of the | | Treiman, A. H., Morris, R. V., Agresti, D. G., Graff, T. G., Achilles, C. N., Rampe, E. B., Bristow, T. F., Ming, D. W., Blake, D. F., Vaniman, D. T., Bish, D. L., Chipera, S. J., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T. (2014) Ferrian saponite from the Santa Monica Mountains (California, U.S.A., Earth): Characterization as an analog for clay minerals on Mars with application to Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater. American Mineralogist, 99 (11) 2234-2250 doi:10.2138/am-2014-4763 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the rock; the minerals are andesine-labradorite, augite, and in some specimens olivine. The groundmass...consists predominantly of andesine with a little augite and magnetite; chlorite [= smectite] and chlorophaeite...fragments consist of andesine, oligoclase, quartz, and augite, with minor amounts of myrmekite, analcite, biotite... The boulders and cobbles consist primarily of augite basalt and olivine basalt with a few boulders and...basaltic detritus. The basalts consist of saponite, augite, plagioclase, titanomagnetite, and ilmenite (Figs | | Joswiak, D. J., Brownlee, D. E., Matrajt, G., Westphal, A. J., Snead, C. J. (2010) Kosmochloric Ca-rich pyroxenes and FeO-rich olivines (Kool grains) and associated phases in Stardust tracks and chondritic porous interplanetary dust particles: Possible precursors to FeO-rich type II chondrules in ordinary chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44 (10) 1561-1588 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01192.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | xtls = crystals, gl = glass, Ko-aug = kosmochloric augite, Ko-diop = kosmochloric diopside, Fo = forsterite...in aerogel. Ol = olivine, Ko-aug = kosmochloric augite, G = glass, P = pentlandite. pyroxenes occur in...Coki-A (Fig. 2b) shows an assemblage composed of Ko-augite and FeO-rich olivine crystals 100–200 nm in size...µm wide region composed of olivine crystals, Ko-augite and glass similar to Coki-A (Fig. 2b). In the figure...nm and smaller subhedral crystals of Fo93 and Ko-augite are present with interstitial regions of Al-bearing | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | mineralogy of Type II, FeO-rich chondrules in Semarkona (LL3.0): Origin by closed-system fractional crystallization...of type II porphyritic olivine chondrules in Semarkona (LL3.0) has been studied in detail. Olivines in...similar to olivines in type IA chondrules in Semarkona and may result from d&aggregation of such chondrules...The type IA porphyritic olivine chondrules in Semarkona were described by JONESand Scorr ( 1989), who...olivine chondrules in the same chondrite. In Semarkona, type II chondrules represent approximately 23 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | determined by EPMA analysis. Compositional fields of Semarkona, Tagish Lake carbonate-poor, and Bells are also...versus c) SiO2 versus Na2O. diagrams of SK series Semarkona LL3 chondrite, lithology, and Bells CM obtained...micrometeorites do not show K-enrichment. In addition, the Semarkona LL3 chondrite, which consists largely of hydrous...Table 1). 2. Saponite-Rich Type The matrices of Semarkona ordinary chondrite, Bells CM chondrite, and Tagish...chondrites, Semarkona, Bells, and the Tagish Lake carbonate-poor lithology. The matrix of Semarkona contains | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and ALHA 77115) are paired with ALHA77011. This meteorite and Sharps have high contents of C-rich aggregates...grain to grain (Fs16 Wo0.7-Fs17 Wol.2). Iron-rich augite (Fs65 Wo35) forms reactional intergrowths with...of the least equilibrated chondrites such as Semarkona. We suggest that the key reaction responsible...that the tendency of all points from a single meteorite (e.g., the Krymka points that form an array near...sections of the least metamorphosed OC, LL 3.0 Semarkona, have not revealed fayalitic olivine; this is | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and opaque chondrule rims in Bishunpur, Krymka, Semarkona, Chainpur (all LL3), Tieschitz and Sharps (both...pre-solar, component is limited to 3 vol.% of each meteorite, so equilibrium condensate was not the carrier...During our work, however, it transpired that Semarkona, LL3.0, and Bishunpur, LL3.1, are partially hydrothermally...Meteorites studied Name Bishunpur Chainpur Krymka Semarkona Sharps Tieschitz Class LL3.1 LL3.4 LL3.0 LL3...and chondrules are most clearly shown in this meteorite, so most of our textural study was performed on | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Singhvi c a b c Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, MS245-3, Moffett Field...Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...age Metamorphism a b s t r a c t Early work on meteorite thermoluminescence (TL), influenced by pottery...(2) the terrestrial age (time since fall) of a meteorite. For 14 years natural TL measurements were routinely...value of such data are presented, an Antarctic meteorite that underwent a major orbit change prior to fall | | JOSWIAK, David J., BROWNLEE, Donald E., MATRAJT, Graciela, WESTPHAL, Andrew J., SNEAD, Christopher J., GAINSFORTH, Zack (2012) Comprehensive examination of large mineral and rock fragments in Stardust tracks: Mineralogy, analogous extraterrestrial materials, and source regions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47 (4) 471-524 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01337.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | presentd TP not studied An = anorthite, Aug = augite, En =enstatite, Fay = fayalite, Fo = forsterite...LIME Fo Fo61–70+Na,Mg,Al,Fe sil gls Pyrr Mn-rich Augite LIME Fo Pyrr Kool grain Fo97 Fo100 Kool grain Fo98...Fo91 Ko-augite En95 En95 Kool grain Fo86–90 Fo63–67 Fo76 Al-diop+Augite+En99 En99.6 Fo41–43 Augite+Fo97+Anorthite...tridymite, Px = pyroxene, Ko-aug = kosmochloric augite, Taen = taenite, sulf = sulfide, Roed = roedderite...FeO-rich olivine (Fo88–93) and kosmochloric augite (Ko-augite), a Na+Cr-rich high-Ca pyroxene, is attached | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | carbonaceous chondrites (CCs), and in one ungrouped meteorite (Mueller 1968; Levi-Donati 1970; Rubin et al....matrices and chondrule rims of the two UOCs, Semarkona (LL3.00) and MET 00526 (L3.05) (Grossman and Brearley...thin sections of Semarkona and MET 00526 (two undesignated thin sections of Semarkona designated 101 and...fine-grained matrices and chondrule rims of two UOCs, Semarkona (LL3.00) and MET 00526 (L3.05) contain ubiquitous...samples. About 70% of the microchondrules from Semarkona are found in the fine-grained matrix. The rest | | | Book (edition) | Italy NT Chieti NT Marsica AJjsaroka Fault Abee Meteorite aa Taylor County Texas Texas Southwestern U...River IN Index Indian states as applica¬ ble. BT India SA Bihar SA West Bengal Ajman Sheikdom. One of federation...Peninsula Ajmer City and district in central Raja¬ sthan, NW India. BT Rajasthan BT India akaganeite BA oxides...Endicott Mountains NA Fairbanks Alaska NA Fairbanks District NT Fairweather Fault NT Glacier Bay NA Glacier...Interior Seaway NX Western Overthrust Belt SA Abee Meteorite SA Altyn Limestone SA Banff Formation SA Bearpaw | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA c Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California...primitive chondrites (e.g., L3.0 NWA 7731; LL3.0 Semarkona) are interpreted to be products of the processes...the IMACNMNC, including 17 from the Allende CV3 meteorite (Ma, 2015a) and high-pressure phases such as bridgmanite...fassaite Al-Ti diopside akimotoite anthophyllite augite barroisite burnettite clinoenstatite davisite diopside...apatite aragonite armalcolite arupite aspidolite augite awaruite baddeleyite barite barringerite barringtonite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Society, 1997. Printed in USA. Mineralogy of meteorite groups ALANE. RUBIN Institute of Geophysics and...Lunar meteorites comprise mare basalts with major augite and calcic plagioclase and anorthositic breccias...shocked ordinary chondrites. Secondary minerals in meteorite finds that formed during terrestrial weathering...tridymite, olivine, bronzite (low-Ca pyroxene), augite, plagioclase and "breunnerite" (ferroan magnesite)...numbers of meteorites (including members of new meteorite groups; Table 1) from hot and cold deserts, the | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | studies, Hutchison et al. (1985) suggested that Semarkona (LL3) bore signs of alteration and may in fact...types 2 and 3. We present here TEM studies of Semarkona, Bishunpur, Chainpur, Krymka, Sharps and Tieschitz...metamorphism/metasomatism in ordinary chondrite parent bodies. Semarkona shows the greatest alteration and primarily in...69-1.75 1.49-1.52 1.29-1.32 0.97-0.99 0.86-0.88 Semarkona Bishunpnr range range 4.51-4.62 2.53-2.65...The considerable redistribution of elements in Semarkona suggests the presence of a grain boundary fluid | | Hicks, L. J., MacArthur, J. L., Bridges, J. C., Price, M. C., Wickham-Eade, J. E., Burchell, M. J., Hansford, G. M., Butterworth, A. L., Gurman, S. J., Baker, S. H. (2017) Magnetite in Comet Wild 2: Evidence for parent body aqueous alteration. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52 (10) 2075-2096 doi:10.1111/maps.12909 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | this hypothesis, powdered material from a CR2 meteorite (NWA 10256) was shot into the aerogel at 6.1 km...silicates, requiring aqueous activity in the meteorite parent body. Hematite and maghemite c-Fe2O3 are...look at powdered material from a CR2 chondrite meteorite, selected as an analogue to Wild 2, including...magnetite grain from a thin section of the same CR2 meteorite shows a Fe-rich content with a trace of Cr. Peaks...Section Barwell (L5) Section Tuxtuac (LL5) Section Augite Powder Hematite Powder Goethite Powder Chromite | | | Book | METEORITE MINERALOGY Meteorites are fascinating cosmic visitors. Using accessible language, this book...book documents the history of mineralogy and meteorite research, summarizes the mineralogical characteristics...photographs of meteorite minerals, and with an accompanying online list of meteorite minerals, this book...book provides a useful resource for meteorite researchers, terrestrial mineralogists, cosmochemists,...students in these fields. a l a n e . r u b i n is a meteorite researcher who recently retired from the University | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | magnetite and pyrrhotite grains in the martian meteorite are of magnetotactic bacterial origin. A6 Meteoritics...exsolved augite. However, exsolution of the primary pigeonite (Wo,) has not proceeded very far: Augite lamellae...obtained from NASA; additional chips from each meteorite were examined petrographically at the Smithsonian...iron in a weathered sample of an equilibrated meteorite, with weight gains predicted for an unweathered...the carbonate globules present in the martian meteorite ALH 84001 have detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | objects in the matrices of other type 3 OCs (e.g., Semarkona—LL3.00; Krymka—LL3.2; Chainpur—LL3.4; Allan Hills...selected and studied in thin sections. These are Semarkona LL3.0 (AMNH 4128-5), Northwest Africa (NWA) 5717...San Carlos olivine, Rockport fayalite, Kakanui augite, Wakefield diopside, McKee jadeite, Minas Gerais...compositions of 30 chondrules from NWA 5717 and Semarkona were analyzed with a 25 lm broad or “defocused”...present in NWA 5717 (Figs. 1a–f, 1k, and 1l) Semarkona (Figs. 1g, 1h, and 2) and Bishunpur (Figs. 1i | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | St. Louis MO 63130, USA. The present state of meteorite chemistry as established by Wasson and Kallemeyn...including Mg, Si, Sr. the Earth lies close to CI meteorite as previously established. The estimate of si...ratios in the Earth's mantle. as well as on the meteorite trend permils us to estimate the composition of...difference in their relative abundances among meteorite classes reflects differences in the dust!gas ratio...HIGH-DENSITY INTERSTELLAR GRAPHITE FROM THE MURCHISON METEORITE. S. Amari 1.2, E. Zinner), and R. S. Lewis-, IMcDonnell | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | elsevier.com/locate/gca Secondary melting events in Semarkona chondrules revealed by compositional zoning in...assemblages. In some high-FeO chondrules in LL3.00 Semarkona, low-Ca pyroxene phenocrysts show multiple overgrowth...electron microprobe in terms of Fe, Ca and Cr in two Semarkona chondrules. The first low-Ca pyroxene overgrowth...make high-Ca pyroxene a liquidus phase. Both Semarkona chondrules include olivine phenocrysts similar...reserved. Keywords: Chondrule heating events; Semarkona chondrule; Pyroxene overgrowths in chondrules; |
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