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Plagioclase from Northwest Africa Meteorites

Algeria
 
  • Adrar Province
    • Zaouiet Kounta District
      • In Zghmir
Hutchison, R., Reed, S.J.B., Ash, R.D. & Pillinger, C.T. (1991) Adrar 003: A new extraordinary unequilibrated ordinary chondrite. Meteoritics 26 (4): p. 349. (Dec 1991).
  • BĂ©char Province
    • Abadla District
Vorobyov, Dmitry (2023) Personal Communication.
  • Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
    • Bordj Badji Mokhtar District
      • Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Bischoff, A., Palme, H., Geiger, T. & Spettel, B. (1992) Mineralogy and Chemistry of the EL-Chondritic Melt Rock Ilafegh-009 (Abstract): LPSC XXIII: page 105. (March 1992)
Wlotzka, F. (ed.) (1991). Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 71. Meteoritics 26 (3): 255-262. (June 1991).
  • BouĂŻra Province
    • Sour El Ghozlane District
      • Sour El-Ghozlane
Dunn, T.L., Cressy, G., McSween Jr, H.Y. & McCoy, T.J. (2010) Analysis of ordinary chondrites using powder X-ray diffraction: 1. Modal mineral abundances. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45(1): 123-134. (Jan 2010).
Dodd, R.T. & Jarosewich, E. (1979) Incipient melting in and shock classification of L-Group chondrites: Earth and Planetary Science Letters 44(2): 335-340. (Aug 1979).
  • In Salah Province
    • In Salah District
      • Foggaret Ezzaouia
Krot, A. N., Fagan, T. J., Keil, K., McKeegan, K. D., Sahijpal, S., Hutcheon, I. D., Petaev, M. I. & Yurimoto, H. (2004). Ca,Al-rich inclusions, amoeboid olivine aggregates, and Al-rich chondrules from the unique carbonaceous chondrite Acfer 094: I. mineralogy and petrology. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68 (9), 2167-2184. (May 2004).
Wlotzka, F. [Ed.] (1993) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73: Meteoritics 27 (4): 477-483 (Sept 1992)
Bland, P., Hutchison, R., Pillinger, C. T. & Bischoff, A. (1992) A Unique Type 4 Chondrite from the Sahara-Acfer 217: Meteoritics 27 (3): 204. (July1992)
        • Aguemour
Grady, M. M., Pratesi, G., Moggi-Cecchi, V. (2015) Atlas of Meteorites. Cambridge University Press.
  • SĂ©tif Province
    • SĂ©tif District
      • SĂ©tif
Olsen, E. (1981) Vugs in ordinary chondrites: Meteoritics 16: 45-59. (Mar 1981).
Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).
Mauritania
 
  • Adrar Region
    • Chinguetti
Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J. [Ed.]): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA.
Floran, R. J. (1978) Silicate petrography, classification, and origin of the mesosiderites - Review and new observations. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Proceedings XI. Vol. 1, 1053-1081: New York, Pergamon Press, Inc.
The Meteoritical Society (2020) The Meteoritical Bulletin Database. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=69467
  • Tagant Region
(n.d.) Meteoritical Bulletin Database, The Meteoritical Society.
  • Tiris Zemmour Region
(n.d.) Meteoritical Bulletin Database, The Meteoritical Society.
Morocco
 
  • BĂ©ni Mellal-KhĂ©nifra Region
    • BĂ©ni Mellal Province
      • BĂ©ni-Mellal Cercle
        • Foum El Ansar CaĂŻdat
Van Schmus, W.R. & Ribbe, P.H. (1968) The composition and structural state of feldspar from chondritic meteorites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 32 (12): 1327-1342. (Dec. 1968.)
  • DrĂąa-Tafilalet Region
    • Ouarzazate Province
      • Ouarzazate Cercle
        • Ghassate CaĂŻdat
Michael K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009).
  • LaĂąyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region
    • Boujdour Province
      • Jraifia Cercle
Wittmann, A. et al. (2015): LPS XLVI, Abstract #1141.
Wittmann, A. et al. (2014): M & PS, 49, A437
    • Tarfaya Province
      • Daoura-El Hagounia Cercle
        • El Hagounia CaĂŻdat
Harold C. Connally, Jr. & 7 others (2007). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 92, 2007 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42, 1647-1694.
  • Marrakesh-Safi Region
    • Rehamna Province
      • Rehamna Cercle
Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H., Jambon, A., Bourot Denise, M. & Rochette, P. (2006) The Benguerir meteorite: Report and description of a new Moroccan fall: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 41(8,Suppl): A231-S237. (Aug 2006).
  • Souss-Massa Region
    • Taroudant Province
      • Taliouine Cercle
        • Assaki CaĂŻdat
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, in preparation (2015)
    • Tata Province
      • Fam El Hisn
(n.d.)
Northwest Africa Meteorites
 
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
http:www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=61807
V. Moggi-Cecchi et al., 2005
Fudge, C., Sharp, T. G., Hu, J., Ma, C., Tschauner, O., & Wittmann, A. (2018). Characterization of a new high-pressure assemblage after anorthitic plagioclase in polymict eucrite Northwest Africa 10658. In 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Abstract 2083).
Treiman, Allan H, Semprich, Julia (2023) A dunite fragment in meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11421: A piece of the Moon’s mantle. American Mineralogist, 108 (12) 2182-2192
Xia, Zhipeng, Bingkui Miao, Chuantong Zhang, Hongyi Chen, Lanfang Xie, P. M. Ranjith, Yikai Zhang, and Bowen Si. (2021) "Petrography and Shock Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia Meteorite NWA 13120" Minerals 11, no. 8: 899. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080899
Russell, S.S., Zolensky, M., Righter, K., Folco, L., Jones, R., Connolly, H.C. Jnr., Gradt, M.M., Grossman, J.N. (2005) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 89, 2005 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40, Nr 9, Supplement, A201–A263.
www.lpi.usra.edu (2014) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=17505
Fintor, K., Walter, H. & Nagy, Sz. (2013) Petrographic and Micro-Raman Analysis of Chondrules and (Ca, Al)-Rich Inclusions of NWA 2086 CV3 Type Carbonaceous Chondrite: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XLIV. LPI Contribution No. 1719, p.1152. (March 2013)
The Meteoritical Bulletin, n.94 - http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=pub_bulletin
Shohei Kaneko, Eiji Ohtani, Masaaki Miyahara, Takeshi Sakai, Masahiro Kayama, Hirotsugu Nishido, Yasuo Oishi, Naohisa Hirao (2011) Dynamic event recorded in a lunar meteorite NWA 4734. Japan Geooscience Union Meeting Makuhari, Chiba Japan.
Bunch, T.E., Irving, A.J., Wittke, J.H., Kuehner, S.M. (2008) Zincian Brezinaite and Other Rare Minerals in Two Cumulate-textured Aubrites from Northwest Africa. 71st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, July 28-August 1, 2008, Matsue, Japan. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement: 43: paper id. 5309.
Gattacceca, J. et al. (2017) Young asteroid mixing revealed in ordinary chondrites: The case of NWA 5764, a polymict LL breccia with L clasts: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 52 (11): 2289-2304. (Nov 2017).
Jambon, A., Barrat, J.-A., Bollinger, C., Sautter, V., Boudouma, O., Greenwood, R.C., Franchi, I.A. and Badia, D. (2010) Northwest Africa 5790. Top sequence of the nakhlite pile. 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, PDF 1696.
Greshake, A. (2014) A strongly hydrated microclast in the Rumuruti chondrite NWA 6828: Implications for the distribution of hydrous material in the solar system. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 49 (5): 824-841. (May 2014)
www.sciencemag.org (2013) http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2013/01/02/science.1228858.full.pdf
www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=55627
Met. Bull.
Jambon, A., Barrat, J. A., Sautter, V., Gillet, P., Göpel, C., Javoy, M., ... & Lesourd, M. (2002). The basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 856: Petrology and chemistry. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 37(9), 1147-1164.
doczz.net (n.d.) https://doczz.net/doc/6809765/april-2015---cascadia-meteorite-laboratory
Hyde, B. C., Tait, K. T., Rumble, D., Izawa, M. R. M., Thompson, M. S., Nicklin, I. & Gregory, D. A. (2015) Achondritic Impactor Clasts in Northwest Africa 869: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XLVI. LPI Contribution No. 1832, p.1983. (March 2015).
Metzler, K., Bischoff A., Greenwood, R.C., Palme, H., Gellissen, M., Hopp, J., Franchi, I.A. & Trieloff M. (2011) The L3–6 chondritic regolith breccia Northwest Africa (NWA) 869: (I) Petrology, chemistry, oxygen isotopes, and Ar-Ar age determinations. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 46, 652-680. (May 2011).
Irving, A.J., Kuehner, S.M., Rumble, D., III., Carlson, R.W., Hupé, A.C., and Hupé, G.M. (2002) Petrology and isotopic composition of orthopyroxene-bearing nakhlite NWA 998.
Western Sahara
 
  • al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra)
    • Dchira
Meteoritical Society Abstracts (2001)
 
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