| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | apatite in the Chassigny meteorite: Insights into late-stage magmatic volatile evolution in martian magmas Francis...found within melt inclusions in the Chassigny martian meteorite. Feldspar glass compositions within the...uniformly fluorapatite, whereas that interstitial to cumulus olivine is chlor-fluorapatite. We propose...fluorine, Chassigny, Mars, SNC meteorite, apatite Introduction The Chassigny martian meteorite is representative...2007; McCubbin et al. 2006a). Although the Chassigny meteorite has been extensively studied (e.g., Mason | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ratios of the melt-inclusion pyroxenes in the Chassigny meteorite. Pyroxene compositions suggest early high...that the melt trapped in cumulus olivine of the Chassigny dunite was similar to a terrestrial silica-saturated...and atmosphere, to its surface morphology. The Martian shergottite, nakhlite, and chassignite (SNC) meteorites...1998) are invaluable sources of information about Martian magmatism. However, this information has proven...rim material. For the cumulates, specifically Chassigny and the nakhlites, workers have developed approximations | | Xie, Xiande, Zhai, Shuangmeng, Chen, Ming, Yang, Hexiong (2013) Tuite, γ-Ca3(PO4)2, formed by chlorapatite decomposition in a shock vein of the Suizhou L6 chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48 (8) 1515-1523 doi:10.1111/maps.12143 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | whitlockite in shock veins of the Suizhou L6 meteorite. This study reports the finding of tuite in a...chlorapatite or whitlockite. INTRODUCTION THE SUIZHOU METEORITE Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)) and whitlockite...chlorapatite in shock veins of the Sixiangkou meteorite was transformed to an unknown high-pressure polymorph...of c-Ca3(PO4)2 in shock veins of the Suizhou meteorite and named it tuite. This paper reports the discovery...of tuite in a shock vein of the same Suizhou meteorite, which is believed to have formed through the | | McCubbin, F. M., Shearer, C. K., Burger, P. V., Hauri, E. H., Wang, J., Elardo, S. M., Papike, J. J. (2014) Volatile abundances of coexisting merrillite and apatite in the martian meteorite Shergotty: Implications for merrillite in hydrous magmas. American Mineralogist, 99 (7) 1347-1354 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4782 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | coexisting merrillite and apatite in the martian meteorite Shergotty: Implications for merrillite in...formed were “very dry.” However, the Shergotty martian meteorite has been reported to contain both apatite...aqueous fluids. Keywords: Water on Mars, martian meteorite, SIMS, whitlockite, phosphates Introduction...whitlockite have been used interchangeably in the meteorite literature. Much of the confusion regarding the...There are some reports of “whitlockite” in the meteorite literature; however, these likely represent misidentifications | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | enveloping compound chondrule from the Allende meteorite. Sample Description: The enveloping compound chondrule...graphite grains extracted from the Murchison meteorite have a range of density (1.6–2.2 g/cm3) [1]. Low-density...separates (2.02–2.12 g/cm3) from the Orgueil meteorite [5]. Grains from KFB1 show two distinct populations:...heating procedure for two samples of the IIIB iron meteorite Grant (split BE-50) was performed to determine...required temperatures to fully degas an iron meteorite and to have an idea which temperature is needed | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | OF THE METALLIC PHASES IN THE ALMAHATA SITTA METEORITE (FRAGMENT#051). Y. A. Abdu1, A. M. Gismelseed2...Khartoum, Sudan. Introduction: The Almahata Sitta meteorite fall was unique because asteroid 2008 TC3, the...dedicated simulation chamber in vacuum and in a martian atmosphere with a pressure of 7.0 mbar and 1.0...zone, where a thin film has formed. In vacuum and martian atmospheric conditions at 7 mbar, this film consists...magnetite when the LIBS measurement was done in martian atmosphere at 1 bar. In the inner zones of the |
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