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Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract In the Afghan Hindu Kush, the 223–209 Ma (≤800°C) Salang batholith is part of the Silk‐Road magmatic arc that was built on ∼40‐km‐thick Turan‐Karakum block continental crust. The batholith constitutes the hanging wall of the Herat‐Panjshir‐Badakhshan—the Paleo‐Tethys—suture zone, vestige of the subducted Paleozoic‐early Mesozoic Paleo‐Tethys ...
Lothar Ratschbacher +8 more
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Basin Research, Volume 38, Issue 2, March/April 2026.Block model of Tanqua shelf‐edge delta formation at Katjiesberg, illustrating key stratigraphic features and system relationships interpreted from the Kookfontein‐Waterford formations. Schematic lines A‐E correspond to locations of measured sections. ABSTRACT A low‐gradient shelf‐edge delta system preserved at the Katjiesberg outcrop in the northern ...
Ellen Reat Wersan +3 more
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Apatite in Bennu samples indicates multiple stages of aqueous alteration
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 504-521, March 2026.Abstract Calcium phosphates are ubiquitous in planetary materials, including samples returned from asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS‐REx mission. We characterized apatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)] grains in Bennu samples by scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, and transmission electron microscopy to investigate their compositions, mineral ...
Laura B. Seifert +10 more
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Geochemical and petrographic re‐evaluation of ungrouped iron meteorites from Western Australia
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 444-465, March 2026.Abstract Under the current classification scheme, ungrouped irons make up ~11% of all recognized iron meteorites. A further ~7% of iron meteorites are currently classified as simply “irons” and are yet to be fully classified. To potentially classify these meteorites, newer approaches, including either statistical modeling or advanced geochemical ...
Ashley Rogers +6 more
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Shock metamorphic effects in Itokawa phosphates: A comparison with megaregolith‐derived meteorites
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 351-370, March 2026.Abstract Returned regolith samples from the asteroid Itokawa provide a unique opportunity to compare shock metamorphic effects in unconsolidated regolith materials with those preserved in lithified meteorites, that is, megaregolith. We analyzed four Itokawa particles (Ueda—RA‐QD02‐0519, Narahara—RA‐QD02‐0573, Domon—RA‐QD02‐0588, Ishiuchi—RX‐MD03‐0212 ...
E. Dobrică, A. N. Krot, A. J. Brearley
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Moon's volcanic history revealed in glassy spherules from Apollo 17 soil 76501
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 389-404, March 2026.Abstract Rapidly quenched droplets of pyroclastically erupted lava are common in lunar regolith at landing sites proximal to the maria. Here, we document the U‐Pb chronologies, major element, and trace element compositions of picritic glassy particles from Apollo 17 regolith sample 76501. These particles are dominated by high‐Ti compositions similar to
Alexander A. Nemchin +9 more
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X‐ray computed tomography study of terrestrial analog cores in preparation for Mars sample return
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 405-426, March 2026.Abstract Mars Sample Return (MSR) is expected to transform planetary science by providing unprecedented access to pristine Martian material. Initial characterization in the sample receiving facility (SRF) will rely on nondestructive techniques such as X‐ray computed tomography (XCT) to document the condition, distribution, and internal features of ...
Sophie Benaroya +3 more
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Forming the Noncarbonaceous Chondrite Parent Bodies in the Presence of the Jupiter Barrier
The Astrophysical JournalMeteorites can be divided into two groups—noncarbonaceous chondrite like (NC) and carbonaceous chondrite like (CC)—with distinct stable-isotope compositions. Parent bodies of NC and CC meteorites have overlapping formation ages. This suggests they formed
John Chambers
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Drelów, the 13th and latest meteorite fall in Poland—A typical L6 chondrite with shock veins
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 466-486, March 2026.Abstract On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 18:04:14 local time, residents of Poland observed a bright fireball registered by many Polish fireball stations belonging to the Skytinel Network established a few months before by Mateusz Żmija. Thus, the meteoroid's orbit, atmospheric trajectory, and the strewn field were calculated, and over 70 fragments ...
Addi Bischoff +18 more
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Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 487-503, March 2026.Abstract Quartz and feldspar commonly develop planar microstructures due to shock metamorphism. These are generally investigated and indexed (identifying the crystallographic orientation along which they developed) using a universal stage (U‐stage) on a petrographic microscope.
Lidia Pittarello +2 more
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