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Augite from
Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Origin locality:Mars
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tissint Martian meteorite, Tata Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:799108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:799108:0
GUID (UUID V4):514f63e8-3ac6-420d-82fc-dd295ce3ec40
References
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1111/maps.12726 Mineral chemistry of the Tissint meteorite: Indications of two-stage crystallization...revision accepted 10 July 2016) Abstract–The Tissint meteorite is a geochemically depleted, olivine-phyric...phenocrysts. Among depleted olivine-phyric shergottites, Tissint is the first one that acts mostly as a closed system...phenocrysts. The texture and mineral chemistry of Tissint indicate a crystallization sequence of: olivine...and phosphate. The crystallization of the Tissint meteorite likely occurred in two stages: uniform olivine
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shock-metamorphic mineral from the Tissint meteorite: Implications for the Tissint shock event on Mars Chi Ma...ringwoodite (c-Mg2SiO4). It occurs in the Tissint Martian meteorite, where it forms through the transformation...sequence of phase assemblages traversing across a Tissint melt pocket into olivine is: quenched melt or fayalite-pigeonite...metamorphism; Nanomineral; Ringwoodite group; Tissint meteorite; Martian shergottite; Synchrotron diffraction ...a casual perusal of the surficial geology. All Martian meteorites, previously launched from the surface
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compositions: A planetary example from the Martian basalt (shergottite) Tissint Yann SONZOGNI* and Allan TREIMAN...large melt inclusions in the Martian basalt meteorite (shergottite) Tissint. Small and large melt inclusions...composition of Tissint (inferred to represent its parent melt composition). For Tissint, then, small melt...inclusions in planetary samples, e.g., in the Martian meteorites (e.g., Johnson et al. 1991; Harvey and...olivine of the Martian basalt (shergottite) meteorite Tissint. The compositions of Tissint melt inclusions
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1588–1610 (2016) doi: 10.1111/maps.12684 Martian meteorite Tissint records unique petrogenesis among the...GAIA Laboratory, BP 5366, Ma^ arif, Casablanca, Morocco * Corresponding author: E-mails: amitbs@prl.res...accepted 29 May 2016) Abstract–Tissint, a new unaltered piece of Martian volcanic materials, is the most...indicates that the early-stage cooling rate of Tissint was slower than the other shergottites. The chemically...early to intermediate-stage crystallization of the Tissint bulk. High-Ca pyroxene to low-Ca pyroxene and high-Ca
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/gca Shock conditions recorded in NWA 8159 martian augite basalt with implications for the impact cratering...24 November 2018 Abstract NWA 8159 is an augite-rich martian basalt, formed by cooling of a relatively...high fO2, NWA 8159 is also set apart from most martian shergottites with respect to the low degree of...better constrain the unusal shock history of this meteorite. The transformation of olivine to ahrensite (Fe-ringwoodite)...of previous shock pressure estimates for this meteorite (15–23 GPa). The presence of a majoritic garnet-bearing
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Journal Pre-proofs Discovery of coesite from the martian shergottite Northwest Africa 8657 Sen Hu, Yang..., Changela, H., Discovery of coesite from the martian shergottite Northwest Africa 8657, Geochimica et...Elsevier Ltd. 1 Discovery of coesite from the martian shergottite Northwest 2 Africa 8657 3 Sen Hu1...21 We report occurrences of coesite in a martian meteorite, expending previously- 22 reported silica...melts in this 34 meteorite cooled slower than those in other stishovite-bearing martian meteorites, but
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12403 Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall J. Brian BALTA1,2*...Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260 3 Center for Meteorite Studies, School of Earth and Space Exploration...recovery of the Tissint meteorite in 2011 created a rare opportunity to examine a Martian sample with a...a known, short residence time on Earth. Tissint is an olivinephyric shergottite that accumulated olivine...analyzed samples of Tissint. Minor and trace element compositions indicate that the meteorite is the product
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transformation of anorthitic plagioclase in the eucrite meteorite Northwest Africa 2650 De-Liang CHEN1, Ai-Cheng...anorthite in highly shocked ordinary chondrites and Martian meteorites. Recently, tissintite and st€ offlerite...polymorphs of labrodorite, have been found in shocked Martian meteorites (Walton et al. 2014; Ma et al. 2015;...brecciated eucrite that was purchased in Erfoud, Morocco. It is classified as a monomict eucrite and has...of a polished section of the NWA 2650 meteorite. The meteorite contains a coarse-grained portion and
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Evidence from olivine-hosted melt inclusions in Tissint A. BASU SARBADHIKARI1,*, E. V. S. S. K. BABU2,...accepted 23 September 2016) Abstract–Melting of Martian mantle, formation, and evolution of primary magma...experimental petrology and geochemical studies of Martian meteorites. Based on in situ major and trace element...inclusions in various stages of crystallization of Tissint, a depleted olivine–phyric shergottite, we further...parallel trend but somewhat lower value than the Tissint wholerock. Model calculations indicate two-stage
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Heterogeneous mineral assemblages in Martian meteorite Tissint as a result of a recent small impact event...Heterogeneous mineral assemblages in Martian meteorite Tissint as a result of a recent small impact event... Heterogeneous mineral assemblages in Martian meteorite Tissint as a result of a recent small impact event...within and adjacent to shock melts in shergottite Tissint are characterized - the distribution of high pressure...thermal history of the sample - Shock effects in Tissint are consistent with their formation in a recent
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Manuscript The Northwest Africa 8159 Martian Meteorite: Expanding the Martian Sample Suite to the Early Amazonian...W., The Northwest Africa 8159 Martian Meteorite: Expanding the Martian Sample Suite to the Early Amazonian...pertain. The Northwest Africa 8159 Martian Meteorite: Expanding the Martian Sample Suite to the Early Amazonian...2 Abstract Northwest Africa (NWA) 8159 is an augite-rich shergottite, with a mineralogy dominated by...from relatively oxidizing (with respect to known Martian lithologies, ~QFM) on the liquidus to higher oxygen
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1111/maps.13120 Shock veins and brown olivine in Martian meteorites: Implications for their shock pressure–temperature...accepted 26 April 2018) Abstract–Shergottite Martian meteorites are known to contain brown-colored olivine...in meteorites, olivine darkening is reported in Martian meteorites and the darkened olivine is called “Brown...Moortele et al. 2007a). They are found exclusively in Martian meteorites and are considered to form during a...Meteoritical Society, 2018. 2 A. Takenouchi et al. Martian meteorites, in particular shergottites, underwent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
125 (2014) 23–33 www.elsevier.com/locate/gca No Martian soil component in shergottite meteorites J.A. Barrat...melts formed from a mixture of the host rock and a Martian soil component (e.g., Rao et al., 1999) or from...abundances of a glass pod from the EETA 79001A meteorite are identical to those of the host lithology,...is required in this case. The impact melts in Tissint share the same trace element features as the host...host rock, and no secondary phases produced by Martian secondary processes are involved. The light rare
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
shock-metamorphic, high-pressure mineral from the Zagami Martian meteorite Chi MA 1,*, Oliver TSCHAUNER 2, John R. BECKETT1...silicate mineral, in the Zagami basaltic shergottite meteorite. Liebermannite crystallizes in space  c = 2.74...tetragonal hollandite-type structure observed in the Martian shergottite Zagami, and on the implications of...and baddeleyite; the assemblage is surrounded by augite and pigeonite with nearby maskelynite and titanomagnetite...silica, chlorapatite and baddeleyite, bounded by augite, pigeonite, chlorapatite, maskelynite, and pyrrhotite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/epsl Tracking the source of the enriched martian meteorites in olivine-hosted melt inclusions of...of two depleted shergottites, Yamato 980459 and Tissint T.J. Peters a,b,c,∗ , J.I. Simon b,c , J.H. Jones...Available online xxxx Editor: T. Mather Keywords: martian mantle melting mantle depletion olivine-phyric...that there may have been exchange between the martian crust and mantle has led to a search for additional...the most juvenile melts available to investigate martian mantle source(s) and melting processes, the trace
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com/locate/epsl New bulk sulfur measurements of Martian meteorites and modeling the fate of sulfur during...crystallization – Implications for sulfur transfer from Martian mantle to crust–atmosphere system Shuo Ding a,∗...Editor: B. Marty Keywords: Mars deep sulfur cycle Martian meteorites mantle melting fractional crystallization...atmosphere of Mars are tied to igneous processes. Martian meteorites carry a record of mantle melting and...differentiation history of Martian magmas. Investigation of S geochemistry of Martian meteorites can thus provide
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chromite-ulv€ ospinel. It contains no olivine, and only ~3% augite. Phase compositions are pigeonite (En68-43Fs27-48Wo5-15)...were expected to produce coexisting pigeonite and augite at liquidus temperatures (McKay et al. 2000), but...1983). The shergottites, the most abundant Martian meteorite type, are a chemically and mineralogically...2015). In EET-B, pigeonite crystallized before augite, as in many shergottites, providing the possibility...contains pigeonite but not olivine and very little augite. The study of NWA 10414 clarifies the conditions
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pages 289–306, 2020 Heavy halogen geochemistry of martian shergottite meteorites and implications for the...information on the bulk halogen composition of martian meteorites is limited, particularly for Br and...12011) and depleted (LAR 12095, LAR 12240, and Tissint) compositional end-members. Distinct differences...are within the ranges previously reported for martian shergottite, nakhlite, and chassignite (SNC) meteorites...chondrites and the martian surface. This may be linked to a volatile-rich martian mantle source, be related
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intensely affected, reshaped and buried the primary Martian crust. This study evaluates whether the igneous...focus is laid on two different components of the Martian Ni–Cu±(PGE) sulphide mineral system: 1) the potential...sulphide liquids. We show that potentially metal-rich Martian mantle melts likely reach sulphide saturation within...evolution. Given the high sulphur inventory of Martian crustal reservoirs, ranging from sulphide bearing...morphology and physicochemical characteristics of Martian igneous activity comes from optical systems on
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consistent with the hypothesis of two distinct Martian mantle reservoirs: a reduced, LREE-depleted reservoir...dense SiO2 glass were also identified in the meteorite, allowing us to infer that NWA 2975 experienced...returned samples, Martian meteorites provide the only opportunity to directly study Martian magmatic and planetary...differentiation processes. The rarer groups of Martian meteorites are older than 1 Ga and include cumulate... ALH 84001, and the newly discovered crustal meteorite NWA 7034 (Brandon et al. 2000; Treiman 2005; Lapen
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element abundances in shergottites: Implications for Martian core formation Shuying YANG1,2, Munir HUMAYUN1...accretion and core formation. Such data are few for Martian meteorites, and are often lacking in the growing...spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to analyze polished slabs of 15 Martian meteorites for the abundances of about 70 elements...As, and Bi abundances for the Martian mantle. The new estimates of Martian mantle composition support core...pressures (14  3 GPa) in a magma ocean on Mars. meteorite record provides a remarkable source for Mars sample
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and implications of reduced carbon phases in Martian meteorites Andrew STEELE1*, Francis M. MCCUBBIN2...the current observations of reduced carbon in Martian meteorites, differentiating between terrestrial...indigenous to Mars. Indeed, the identification of Martian organic matter is among the highest priority targets...reduced organic carbon (including methane) in Martian geological and astrobiological systems. Specifically...nature, sources, and sinks of Martian organic carbon, a key component to Martian habitability. Based on this
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shergottites—Shergotty, QUE 94201, LAR 06319, and Tissint—using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). All...models. Conversely, Shergotty, LAR 06319, and Tissint appear to have been affected by postcrystallization...basaltic shergottite magmas provided water to the Martian surface, although evidence may be obscured by subsolidus...the petrogenesis of Martian basalts is still controversial. The samples of Martian basalts that can be...times during Martian history. Surficial water was likely stored deep inside the Martian crust/mantle
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Hassan II University, BP 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco i Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University...isotope compositions are reported for a suite of martian meteorites that span the range of petrological...most robust current constraints on d7Li of the martian mantle. The polymict breccia NWA 7034 has the lowest...lowest d7Li (0.2&) of all terrestrially unaltered martian meteorites measured to date and may represent an...end-member. The new data for NWA 7034 imply that martian crustal surface materials had both a lighter Li
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SHARP2, and JR.5 Harry Y. MCSWEEN 1 Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona...INTRODUCTION At present, there are 123 known distinct Martian meteorites totaling a mass of ~140 kg (NASA 2018)...108 distinct samples) are the largest group of Martian meteorites and, based on their modal mineralogy...Understanding the processes that affected these Martian meteorites during their petrogenesis can provide...LAR 12095 (,22) and LAR 12240 (,16) from the Meteorite Working Group. Petrography and Major Element Analyses
 
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