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Microchondrules in three unequilibrated ordinary chondrites [PDF]

Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2016
AbstractWe report on a suite of microchondrules from three unequilibrated ordinary chondrites (UOCs). Microchondrules, a subset of chondrules that are ubiquitous components of UOCs, commonly occur in fine‐grained chondrule rims, although may also occur within matrix.
John N. Bigolski, Michael K. Weisberg, Harold C. Connolly, Denton S. Ebel   +3 more
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Ductile Extrusion Triggered by Continental Collision in NE Brazil

Terra Nova, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Borborema Province in northeastern Brazil hosts one of the world's largest strike‐slip shear zone networks, active during the late Neoproterozoic assembly of West Gondwana. Whether these shear zones initiated during active continental collision or as a post‐orogenic response to far‐field stresses remains debated.
L. R. Tesser, C. E. Ganade, C. R. Cioffi, J. B. Forshaw, M. Hueck, E. Celis, M. A. S. Basei   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spectral Reflectance Properties (0.3–2.5 μm) of LL Ordinary Chondrites

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Spectral characterization of asteroids relies on meteorite spectral calibration to constrain their surface mineralogy. We have conducted a comprehensive spectroscopic study of LL chondrites to shed light on the factors that control their reflectance ...
Pengyue Wang, Edward Cloutis, Xian Shi, Daniel Applin, Ye Su, Man-to Hui   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Terrestrial Analogs to Titan for Geophysical Research

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 64, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Saturn's moon Titan exhibits remarkable parallels to the Earth in many geophysical and geological processes not found elsewhere in the solar system at the present day. These include a nitrogen atmosphere with a condensible gas—methane—replacing the Earth's water, leading to an active meteorology with rainfall and surface manifestations ...
Conor A. Nixon, Samuel Birch, Audrey Chatain, Charles Cockell, Kendra K. Farnsworth, Peter M. Higgins, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, Michael J. Malaska, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Kelly E. Miller, Catherine D. Neish, Olaf G. Podlaha, Jani Radebaugh, Lauren R. Schurmeier, Ashley Schoenfeld, Krista M. Soderlund, Anezina Solomonidou, Christophe Sotin, Nicholas A. Teanby, Tetsuya Tokano, Steven D. Vance   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spectral Effects of Shock Darkening on Ordinary Chondrite and Howardite, Eucrite, and Diogenite Meteorites

The Planetary Science Journal
Impacts are the most ubiquitous processes on planetary bodies in our solar system. During these impact events, shock waves can deposit enough energy to produce shock-induced darkening in the target material, resulting in an alteration of its spectral ...
Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, Lucille Le Corre, Neil Pearson, Adam Battle   +4 more
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Combustion and Pyrolysis EA‐IRMS Techniques to Determine the δ2H of Diamonds

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Volume 40, Issue 10, 30 May 2026.
ABSTRACT Rationale Diamonds are generally considered to be metasomatic minerals originating from the Earth's mantle. They formed through the interaction of carbon‐bearing fluids or melts with the surrounding deep lithology. Most knowledge about the formation of diamonds comes from studying their mineral inclusions or stable isotopes.
François Fourel, Christophe Lécuyer, Emilie Thomassot, Etienne Deloule, Charles Ojeimi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative FT-IR Analysis for Chondritic Meteorites: Search for C_60 in Meteorites [PDF]

Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 1998
Infrared absorption spectra of 9 bulk samples and 3 acid residues of meteorites were obtained in the mid-infrared region (4000 ~ 400 cm^(-1)). From the known composition of meteorites studied, the possible absorption modes were investigated.
Chunglee Kim, Jongmann Yang
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Earth's Lower Mantle Predominated by Ferric Iron‐Rich Bridgmanite Inferred From High Pressure Elasticity Measurements

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract The absence of sound‐velocity data spanning the entire lower mantle pressures for (Fe, Al)‐bearing bridgmanite impedes direct comparisons with seismic wave observations, leaving the chemistry of the lower mantle unresolved. The present ultra‐high pressure sound‐velocity measurements of in situ synthesized (Fe, Al)‐bearing bridgmanite up to 130 
P. Saha, M. Murakami, N. Miyajima
wiley   +1 more source

Climax of Late Paleoproterozoic Rift‐Related Magmatism in the Columbia Supercontinent: Insights From a 1.77–1.76 Ga Large Igneous Province of the Dunhuang Block, Northwest China

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Widespread mafic magmatism at ca. 1.8–1.7 Ga across fragments of the Columbia supercontinent records a transition in the Earth's supercontinent cycle. The paleogeographic position of the Dunhuang Block in northwestern China within Columbia, and its role in this tectonic reorganization, remain controversial.
Masumeh Sargazi, Chuan‐Lin Zhang, Xian‐Tao Ye, Zhi‐Hao Song, Hong‐Ran Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of SEM/EDS method in mineralogical analysis of ordinary chondritic meteorite

Geologija, 2009
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersiveX-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) for determination of mineral phases according to their stoichiometry and assessment of mineral composition of ...
Breda Mirtič, Urša Curk, Miloš Miler
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