| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | THE ADELAIDE METEORITE R. Davy* and S.G. Whitehead Australian Mineral Development Laboratories (A mdel)...Frewville, South Australia 5063 G. Pitt Department ofMines Greenhill Road, Eastwood, South Australia 5063...analysis of the newlydiscovered Adelaide meteorite is given. This meteorite is a C2 chondrite with C3 affinities...affinities. However, the meteorite is unlike both C2 and C3 chondrites in having a CalAI ratio of 0.47...closer to the Vigarno than the Ornans subtype. The meteorite is unusual in that it contains primary magnetite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | compositions in the ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Adelaide and the K chondrite Kakangari: The effects of...suggested that the ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Adelaide and the K chondrite Kakangari could be considered...Kakangari and are present in reduced abundances in Adelaide (approximately 70 ppm for O-anomalous grains)...presolar grains. In addition, presolar silicates in Adelaide show elevated Fe abundances and Fe-rich rims indicative...ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Acfer 094, the first meteorite in which they were found (Nguyen and Zinner 2004; | | CHOE, Won Hie, HUBER, Heinz, RUBIN, Alan E., KALLEMEYN, Gregory W., WASSON, John T. (2010) Compositions and taxonomy of 15 unusual carbonaceous chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 45 (4) 531-554 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01039.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | also many apparently ungrouped individuals (e.g., Adelaide; Belgica-7904; Dhofar 225; Essebi; Elephant Moraine...Moraine (EET) 96026; LEW 85332; LEW 88002; MacAlpine Hills [MAC] 87300; MAC 88107; Roberts Massif [RBT] 04133;...Sources of whole-rock samples and thin sections. Meteorite Sample source Thin section number Acfer 094...recognizing new groups and grouplets and expanding the ranges in bulk composition and petrographic characteristics...rectangular blocks. Standards included the Allende meteorite (Kallemeyn et al. 1989), the USGS reference materials | | | 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) | Silicate-Opaque Assemblages with Applications to Meteorite Spectra EDWARD A. CLOUTIS,* MICHAEL J. GAFFEY...carbon or magnetite can be used to interpret meteorite and asteroid spectra. Mafic silicate + magnetite...characterizing meteorites and asteroids, few meteorite spectra indicate clear spectral affinities with...1980, Bell 1986). The low albedo present in some meteorite spectra is associated with the presence of opaque...reproduce some dark meteorite spectra and to understand the differences between meteorite and asteroid spectra | | | Book | 20 22 25 26 26 28 28 29 29 29 30 32 33 34 34 34 ranges, leaving little doubt that the grains are ancient...grains (Hoppe et al., 1995) from the Murchison meteorite are compared to astronomical measurements of the...bulk samples of SiC extracted from the Murchison meteorite. Isotopic ratios are relative to the reference...and the recent determination of spallation recoil ranges (Ott and Begemann, 2000) cast doubt on a chronological...result of isotopic equilibration, either on the meteorite parent body or in the laboratory. Apparently, |
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