 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Crystallization conditions of Los Angeles, a basaltic Martian meteorite DIMITRIOS XIROUCHAKIS,1,* DAVID S. DRAPER...subhedral to euhedral shocked plagioclase feldspar (maskelynite). Minor phases include subhedral titanomagnetite...minerals in Los Angeles and other similar basaltic Martian meteorites can control the T-fO2 equilibration...relative differences in fO2 among the basaltic Martian meteorites. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd...alternative reaction, that takes place throughout a range of pressure conditions, could have been the transformation |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | accepted in revised form February 21, 2003) Abstract—Martian meteorites Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 005 and lithology...(⬃50% in SaU 005; ⬃60% in EET-A), plagioclase (maskelynite) and ⬍ 7% augite. Low-Ti chromite occurs as inclusions...and Treiman, 1998). However, recently discovered Martian meteorites include olivinephyric basalts (Table... Eighteen of the 26 meteorites believed to be Martian rocks are classified as shergottites (Table 1)...Basaltic shergottites Shergotty Zagami EET-Be QUE 94201 Los Angeles NWA 480 NWA 856 Dhofar 378 Olivine-phyric |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Dhofar 007) and noncumulated (NWA 011). Results: A meteorite shower, 37 pieces weighing a total of 21,270 g...in the range of cumulated eucrites; the REE pattern supports a cumulate type of this meteorite also. At...At the other side the data of NWA 011 are in the range of main group noncumulated eucrites; the REE pattern...pattern supports a noncumulate type of this meteorite. Thus, these two meteorites belong to different types...excesses but have C- and N-isotopic ratios within the range of mainmolecular symmetry selection [7].More recently |
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