| journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/icarus Maskelynite in asteroidal, lunar and planetary basaltic meteorites:...May 2015 Available online 16 May 2015 Keywords: Moon Mars Asteroid Vesta Impact processes Collisional...Collisional physics Meteorites a b s t r a c t Maskelynite is a diaplectic glass that forms from plagioclase at...20–30 GPa, depending on the Ca concentration. The proportion of _maskelynite_-rich samples in a basaltic...basaltic meteorite group correlates with the parent-body escape velocity and serves as a shock indicator of |
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McLeod, Claire L., Brandon, Alan D., Fernandes, Vera A., Peslier, Anne H., Fritz, Jörg, Lapen, Thomas, Shafer, John T., Butcher, Alan R., Irving, Anthony J. (2016) Constraints on formation and evolution of the lunar crust from feldspathic granulitic breccias NWA 3163 and 4881. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 187. 350-374 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.032 |
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| Manuscript Constraints on Formation and Evolution of the Lunar Crust from Feldspathic Granulitic Breccias...A.J., Constraints on Formation and Evolution of the Lunar Crust from Feldspathic Granulitic Breccias...version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting...note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all...disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Constraints on Formation and Evolution of the Lunar Crust from |
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Martin, Dayl J. P., Pernet-Fisher, John F., Joy, Katherine H., Wogelius, Roy A., Morlok, Andreas, Hiesinger, Harald (2017) Investigating the shock histories of lunar meteorites Miller Range 090034, 090070, and 090075 using petrography, geochemistry, and micro-FTIR spectroscopy. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52 (6) 1103-1124 doi:10.1111/maps.12860 |
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| 1–22 (2017) doi: 10.1111/maps.12860 Investigating the shock histories of lunar meteorites Miller Range...microprobe analyses, have been used to determine the physical state of feldspathic phases that have been...been subject to varying levels of shock in the grouped lunar meteorites Miller Range 090034, 090070, and...distinguish between some of the feldspathic phases, can be used to estimate the pressure regimes experienced...shocked phases within the samples. By comparing spectral and compositional data, the origin and shock history |
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Turner, G., Knott, S.F., Ash, R.D., Gilmour, J.D. (1997) ArAr chronology of the Martian meteorite ALH84001: Evidence for the timing of the early bombardment of Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61 (18) 3835-3850 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(97)00285-8 |
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| 1997 Copyright © 1997 ElsevierScienceLtd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0016-7037/97 $17.00 + .00...Ar-Ar chronology of the Martian meteorite ALH84001: Evidence for the timing of the early bombardment of...methods. Both methods give ages close to 3,900 Ma. The age calculated is dependent on assumptions made about...significant quantities of 4°Ar from the Martian atmosphere are trapped in the meteorite. If, as suggested by...predominantly in the K-rich phase maskelynite. Independently determined 129Xe abundances in the maskelynite can be |
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Anand, Mahesh, Taylor, Lawrence A., Misra, Kula C., Demidova, Svetlana I., Nazarov, Mikhail A. (2003) KREEPy lunar meteorite Dhofar 287A: A new lunar mare basalt. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 38 (4) 485-499 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb00022.x |
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| lunar meteorite, found in Oman on January 14, 2001. The main portion of this meteorite (Dho 287A) consists...of breccia (Dho 287B) is attached on the side. Dho 287A is only the fourth crystalline mare basalt meteorite...meteorite found on Earth to date and is the subject of the present study. The basalt consists mainly of phenocrysts...plagioclase crystals radiating from a common nucleii. The majority of olivine and pyroxene grains are zoned...present as maskelynite, and its composition is atypical for known low-Ti mare basalts. The Fe to Mn ratios |
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Li, Shaolin, Hsu, Weibiao, Guan, Yunbin, Wang, Linyan, Wang, Ying (2016) Petrogenesis of the Northwest Africa 4898 high-Al mare basalt. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (7) 1268-1288 doi:10.1111/maps.12663 |
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| (2016) doi: 10.1111/maps.12663 Petrogenesis of the Northwest Africa 4898 high-Al mare basalt Shaolin...March 2016) Abstract–Northwest Africa (NWA) 4898 is the only low-Ti, high-Al basaltic lunar meteorite yet...(An87–96Or0–1Ab4–13), and was transformed to maskelynite. The REE zoning of all silicate minerals was not...parts with Fo ~74 and sharply decrease to 64 within the thin out rims (~30 lm in width). Four types of inclusions...in olivine phenocrysts. The contrasting morphologies of these inclusions and the chemical zoning of olivine |
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LIU, Yang, FLOSS, Christine, DAY, James M. D., HILL, Eddy, TAYLOR, Lawrence A. (2009) Petrogenesis of lunar mare basalt meteorite Miller Range 05035. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44 (2) 261-284 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb00733.x |
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| Maryland 20742, USA 4Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA...completely converted to maskelynite with signs of recrystallization. Maskelynite is relatively uniform...which is supported by the total maskelynitization of plagioclase, melt pockets, and the presence of a relict...imply that crystallization of MIL 05035 occurred in the sequence of Fe-poor pyroxenes (Mg# = 50–54), followed...Petrography, bulk chemistry, mineral compositions, and the age of MIL 05035 suggest it is possibly source crater–paired |
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Haloda, Jakub, Týcová, Patricie, Korotev, Randy L., Fernandes, Vera A., Burgess, Ray, Thöni, Martin, Jelenc, Monika, Jakeš, Petr, Gabzdyl, Pavel, Košler, Jan (2009) Petrology, geochemistry, and age of low-Ti mare-basalt meteorite Northeast Africa 003-A: A possible member of the Apollo 15 mare basaltic suite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (11) 3450-3470 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.03.003 |
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| meteorite Northeast Africa 003-A: A possible member of the Apollo 15 mare basaltic suite Jakub Haloda a,b,*...and 118 g) in Libya, 2000 and 2001. The main portion (75 vol%) of the 118 g meteorite, used for this study...consisting mainly of olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase. The late-stage mineral association is composed mainly...converted into maskelynite. The Fe/Mn values of the whole rock, olivines and pyroxenes, and the bulk-rock...evidence for the lunar origin of NEA 003-A meteorite. This is further supported by the presence of Fe–Ni |
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COHEN, Barbara A., JAMES, Odette B., TAYLOR, Lawrence A., NAZAROV, Mikhail A., BARSUKOVA, Larisa D. (2004) Lunar highland meteorite Dhofar 026 and Apollo sample 15418: Two strongly shocked, partially melted, granulitic breccias. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 39 (9) 1419-1447 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00120.x |
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| heat into the rock from an external, hotter source. The shock converted plagioclase to maskelynite, indicating...indicating that the shock pressure was between 30 and 45 GPa. The post-shock heating raised the rock’s temperature...as a result, the maskelynite devitrified, and extensive partial melting took place. The melting was concentrated...pyroxene-rich areas; all pyroxene melted. As the rock cooled, the partial melts crystallized with fine-grained...026. The fact that Dhofar 026 was previously interpreted as an impact melt breccia underscores the importance |
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Kent, Jeremy J., Brandon, Alan D., Joy, Katherine H., Peslier, Anne H., Lapen, Thomas J., Irving, Anthony J., Coleff, Daniel M. (2017) Mineralogy and petrogenesis of lunar magnesian granulitic meteorite Northwest Africa 5744. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52 (9) 1916-1940 doi:10.1111/maps.12898 |
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| lithology not previously described. This meteorite is the namesake and first-discovered stone of its pairing...pairing group. Bulk rock major element abundances show the greatest affinity to Mg-suite rocks, yet trace element...more consistent with those of ferroan anorthosites. The relatively low abundances of incompatible trace elements...lithologies that are distinct from the Procellarum KREEP terrane on the lunar nearside. Impact-related thermal...mafic minerals in the matrix, but not intense enough to chemically equilibrate the constituent minerals |
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Mercer, Celestine N., Treiman, Allan H., Joy, Katherine H. (2013) New lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 2996: A window into farside lithologies and petrogenesis. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48 (2) 289-315 doi:10.1111/maps.12056 |
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| 2012; revision accepted 05 November 2012) Abstract–The Northwest Africa (NWA) 2996 meteorite is a lunar...clasts contain clusters of apatite, suggesting that the anorthosites either assimilated evolved rocks or...2996 is most similar to regoliths in and around the South Pole Aitken (SPA) basin, peripheral regions...Crisium, and southern areas of Mare Humorum. However, the mineralogy of NWA 2996 is distinctive compared with...samples, and is likely consistent with an origin near the SPA basin: anorthosite clasts could represent local |
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Kayama, Masahiro, Nagaoka, Hiroshi, Niihara, Takafumi (2018) Lunar and Martian Silica. Minerals, 8 (7) 267 doi:10.3390/min8070267 |
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| by macro-microanalyses of the samples and remote-sensing observations on the celestial bodies. Because...its appearance is variable depending on the occurrence of the lunar and martian rocks. In other words...silica polymorphs provide valuable information on the igneous process (e.g., crystallization temperature...summarizing the representative and important investigations of lunar and martian silica from the viewpoints...martian materials, the formation processes, the implications for planetary science, and the future prospects |
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Bouvier, Audrey, Blichert-Toft, Janne, Albarède, Francis (2009) Martian meteorite chronology and the evolution of the interior of Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 280 (1) 285-295 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.01.042 |
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| p s l Martian meteorite chronology and the evolution of the interior of Mars Audrey Bouvier a,b,⁎, Janne...differentiation a b s t r a c t The Earth, Moon, and Mars are the only three planets for which satellite...data on shergottites, nakhlites, Chassigny, and the ALH 84001 orthopyroxenite to reassess chronological...discuss its bearing on the evolution of the interior of Mars. We find that the depleted shergottites formed...Ma after the last equilibration of pyroxene-rich cumulates with the magma ocean, while the younger enriched |
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Xia, Zhipeng, Miao, Bingkui, Zhang, Chuantong, Chen, Hongyi, Xie, Lanfang, Ranjith, P. M., Zhang, Yikai, Si, Bowen (2021) Petrography and Shock Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia Meteorite NWA 13120. Minerals, 11 (8) 899 doi:10.3390/min11080899 |
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| minerals Article Petrography and Shock Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia Meteorite NWA 13120 Zhipeng Xia 1,2...Y.; Si, B. Petrography and Shock Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia Meteorite NWA 13120. Minerals 2021...meteorites are the fragments of rocks that fell on Earth because of the impacts of asteroids on the Moon. Such...information about the composition, evolutionary process, and shock history of the lunar surface. NWA...with a poikilitic-like texture. As the most abundant lithic clasts, the crystalline impact melt (CIM) clasts |
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Zeng, Xiaojia, Joy, Katherine H., Li, Shijie, Pernet-Fisher, John F., Li, Xiongyao, Martin, Dayl J. P., Li, Yang, Wang, Shijie (2018) Multiple lithic clasts in lunar breccia Northwest Africa 7948 and implication for the lithologic components of lunar crust. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53 (5) 1030-1050 doi:10.1111/maps.13049 |
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| breccia Northwest Africa 7948 and implication for the lithologic components of lunar crust Xiaojia ZENG...14 December 2017) Abstract–This study presents the petrography, mineralogy, and bulk composition of...Apollo regolith breccias. Comparing the bulk composition of the meteorite with remotely sensed geochemical...suggests that the sample was derived from a region of the lunar surface distal from the nearside Th-rich..., Mare Australe, Apollo basin in the South Pole– Aitken basin). The distinctive mineralogical and geochemical |
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Papike, J.J., Karner, J.M., Shearer, C.K., Burger, P.V. (2009) Silicate mineralogy of martian meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (24) 7443-7485 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.09.008 |
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| (delivered to Earth as meteorites) carry a record of the history of that planet – from accretion to initial...and pyroxene from 19 of the martian meteorites that are representative of the six types of martian rocks...composition and texture. The silicate data shows that plagioclase from each of the rock types shares similar...K2O/Na2O wt% of plagioclase multiplied by the Al content of the bulk rock can be used to determine whether...that meteorite Y 980459 is a primitive melt from the martian mantle as its olivine crystals are in equilibrium |
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SEITZ, H, BREY, G, WEYER, S, DURALI, S, OTT, U, MUNKER, C, MEZGER, K (2006) Lithium isotope compositions of Martian and lunar reservoirs. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 245 (1) 6-18 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.03.007 |
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| nakhlites, and the orthopyroxenite ALHA 84001 were measured using MC-ICP–MS. Most of the Martian samples...84001 is isotopically lighter, with δ7Li = −0.6‰. The range in Li concentrations is limited and all shergottites...concentrations (1.8–2.1 μg/g) and isotope compositions within the error. Despite a larger variation in Li concentrations...to + 6.6‰) with an average of + 5.2‰ (± 1.2, 2σ). The only exception is one KREEP-rich highland breccia...Consequently, the majority of lunar and Martian samples have an isotopic signature similar to the Earth's mantle |
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Smith, J.V., Hervig, R.L. (1979) SHERGOTTY METEORITE: MINERALOGY, PETROGRAPHY AND MINOR ELEMENTS. Meteoritics, 14 (1) 121-142 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1979.tb00486.x |
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| Hervig Department of the Geophysical Sciences University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637 The unusual achondrite...plagioclase (Ab4~nS60rl Abs6Afl410r3: now shocked to maskelynite), titanomagnetiteilmenite composite grains, mesostasis...fayalite (Fo lO ) , baddeleyite and chlorapatite. The oxide compositions (USP62Mt38, Al203 2.4, Cr203 0...indicate - 850°C and log oxygen fugacity - 14, while the occurrence of fayalite rims on mesostasis next to...silicaglass. The high alkali content of the maskelynite and mesostasis, coupled with the redox state, |
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Wu, Yunhua, Hsu, Weibiao (2020) Mineral chemistry and in situ U Pb geochronology of the mare basalt Northwest Africa 10597: Implications for low-Ti mare volcanism around 3.0 Ga. Icarus, 338. 113531pp. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113531 |
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| Mineral chemistry and in situ U-Pb geochronology of the mare basalt Northwest Africa 10597: Implications...Mineral chemistry and in situ U-Pb geochronology of the mare basalt Northwest Africa 10597: Implications...undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting...formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo...version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may |
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Stolper, Edward, McSween, Harry Y. (1979) Petrology and origin of the shergottite meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (9) 1475-1498 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90142-x |
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| Petrology and origin of the shergottite meteorites EDWARD STOLPER Department of Geological Sciences,...differ in the relative proportions of cumulus pyroxenes and crystallized intercumulus liquid, but the compositions...of olivine in melting experiments suggests that the shergottites crystallized from fractionated derivatives...inferred source region com~sitions. However, the source regions of the shergottites may be related to those of...addition or loss of volatile components. The bulk composition of the Earth’s upper mantle overlaps that of |
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Bellucci, J.J., Nemchin, A.A., Whitehouse, M.J., Snape, J.F., Bland, P., Benedix, G.K., Roszjar, J. (2018) Pb evolution in the Martian mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 485. 79-87 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.12.039 |
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| Letters www.elsevier.com/locate/epsl Pb evolution in the Martian mantle J.J. Bellucci a,∗ , A.A. Nemchin a...accretion geochemical modeling SNCs a b s t r a c t The initial Pb compositions of one enriched shergottite...and internally consistent model for the differentiation history of the Martian mantle and crystallization...crystallization ages for Martian meteorites. The differentiation history of the shergottites and Nakhla/Chassigny...systematics. The initial Pb compositions of Nakhla/Chassigny are best explained by the late addition |
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FERNANDES, Vera A., BURGESS, Ray, MORRIS, Adam (2009) 40Ar-39Ar age determinations of lunar basalt meteorites Asuka 881757, Yamato 793169, Miller Range 05035, La Paz Icefield 02205, Northwest Africa 479, and basaltic breccia Elephant Moraine 96008. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44 (6) 805-821 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb00770.x |
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| .htm Abstract–40Ar-39Ar data are presented for the unbrecciated lunar basaltic meteorites Asuka (A-)...Rb-Sr methods. These three meteorites differ in the degree of secondary 40Ar loss with Y-793169 showing...previously determined using other isotope pairs. The basaltic portion of EET 96008 gives an age of 2.650...is considered to be the crystallization age of the basalt in this meteorite. The Ar release for fragmental...shows evidence of an impact event at 631 ± 20 Ma. The crystallization age of 2.721 ± 0.040 Ga determined |
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Fritz, Jörg, Assis Fernandes, Vera, Greshake, Ansgar, Holzwarth, Andreas, Böttger, Ute (2019) On the formation of diaplectic glass: Shock and thermal experiments with plagioclase of different chemical compositions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (7) 1533-1547 doi:10.1111/maps.13289 |
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| Science 1–15 (2019) doi: 10.1111/maps.13289 On the formation of diaplectic glass: Shock and thermal...contribution addresses the role of chemical composition, pressure, temperature, and time during the shock transformation...transformation of plagioclase into diaplectic glass—i.e., maskelynite. Plagioclase of An50-57 and An94 was recovered...fully isotropic maskelynite from room temperature shock experiments at 28 and 24 GPa. The refractive index...maximum in An94 plagioclase shocked to 41.5 GPa. The An94 plagioclase experiments can serve as shock thermobarometer |
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Borg, Lars E., Nyquist, Larry E., Wiesmann, Henry, Shih, Chi-Yu, Reese, Young (2003) The age of Dar al Gani 476 and the differentiation history of the martian meteorites inferred from their radiogenic isotopic systematics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67 (18) 3519-3536 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(03)00094-2 |
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| –3536, 2003 Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0016-7037/03 $30.00 ⫹ .00...1016/S0016-7037(00)00094-2 The age of Dar al Gani 476 and the differentiation history of the martian meteorites...Abstract—Samarium–neodymium isotopic analysis of the martian meteorite Dar al Gani 476 yields a 143 crystallization...and an initial Nd value of ⫹36.6 ⫾ 0.8. Although the Rb-Sr isotopic system has been disturbed by terrestrial...using the Rb-Sr isotopic composition of the maskelynite mineral fraction and the Sm-Nd age. The Sr and |
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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 |
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| abundances of coexisting merrillite and apatite in the martian meteorite Shergotty: Implications for merrillite...whitlockite-merrillite solid solution in terrestrial systems. The observation of merrillite in meteoritic and lunar...conclude that the magmas from which the merrillite formed were “very dry.” However, the Shergotty martian...and recently the apatite has been shown to contain substantial OH abundances, up to the equivalent of...of 8600 ppm H2O. In the present study, we determined the abundances of F, Cl, H2O, and S in merrillite |
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