Reading list for G410-510
 

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Topic: Overview & classification

1. (COURSEPACK)
Sears D.W.G. and R.T. Dodd (1988) Overview and classification of meteorites. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (eds. J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews), pp. 3-31. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Discusses meteorite classification with emphasis on chondrites.

2. (COURSEPACK)
Dodd R. T. (1981) Differentiated meteorites: iron meteorites, pallasites, and their associates. In Meteorites- A petrologic-chemical synthesis, Ch. 7, pp. 192-235. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. Discusses basics about iron meteorites & pallasites, including how they are classified and where they formed.

3. (E-RESERVE)
Clayton R.N. (1993) Oxygen isotopes in meteorites. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 21, 115-149. Reviews info gleaned from O-isotope studies of meteorites.

4. (E-RESERVE)
Weeks S.K. and D.W.G. Sears (1985). Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites-V. The enstatite chondrites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 49, 1525-1536. Argues that enstatite chondrites should be subdivided into two groups based on differences in iron & siderophile element contents.

5. (COURSEPACK)
Weisberg et al. (1995) Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIV, 1481-1482 (abstract). Provides info about EH3 vs. EL3 chondrites.
 



Topic: the asteroid-meteorite connection

1. (COURSEPACK)
Gaffey et al. (2002) Mineralogy of asteroids. In Asteroids III (eds. W.F. Bottke, Jr., A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. Binzel), pp. 183-204. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Reviews how asteroid spectra are obtained and what info about mineralogy can be gleaned from it.

2. (COURSEPACK)
Burbine T.H., T.J. McCoy, A. Meibom, B. Gladman and K. Keil (2002) Meteoritic parent bodies: Their number and identification. In Asteroids III (eds. W.F. Bottke, Jr., A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. Binzel), pp. 653-667. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Reviews evidence for the number and identity of meteorite parent bodies and how meteorites are delivered to Earth.

3. (COURSEPACK)
Bell J.F., D.R. Davis, W.K. Hartmann and M.J. Gaffey (1989) Asteroids: The big picture. In Asteroids II (eds.R.P. Binzel, T. Gehrels, and M.S. Matthews), pp. 921-945. Makes case for radial T gradient in asteroid belt.

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Clark et al. (2002) Asteroid space weathering and regolith formation. In Asteroids III (eds. W.F. Bottke, Jr., A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. Binzel), pp. 585-599. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Reviews role of space weathering and how it affects interpretation of asteroid spectra.
 



Topic: Chondrules & CAIs

1. (E-RESERVE)
Hewins R.H. (1997) Chondrules. In Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 25, 61-83. Reviews evidence pertaining to chondrules and what they might tell us about the solar nebula.

2. (COURSEPACK)
MacPherson, G.J., D.A. Wark and J.T. Armstrong (1988) Primitive material surviving in chondrites: Refractory inclusions. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (eds. J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews), pp. 746-807. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Extensive review of studies of CAIs in various meteorites.

3. (COURSEPACK)
Jones R.H., T. Lee, H.C. Connolly Jr., S.G. Love and H. Sheng (2000) Formation of chondrules and CAIs: Theory vs. observation. In Protostars and Planets IV (eds. V. Mannings, A.P. Boss, S.S. Russell), pp. 927-962. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Reviews literature on nebular heat sources needed to account for chondrules & CAIs.
 



Topic: Chondritic meteorites and the solar nebula

1. (E-RESERVE)
Wood J.A. (1988) Chondritic meteorites and the solar nebula. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 16, 53-72. Reviews the nebular history of planetary material as recorded by chondrites.  NOTE: THIS IS INCORRECTLY LABELED IN THE E-RESERVE AS BY "BOYNTON ET AL. (1985).

2. (COURSEPACK)
Boynton W.V. (1985) Meteoritic evidence concerning conditions in the solar nebula. In Protostars and Planets II (eds. D.C. Black and M.S. Mathhews), pp. 772-787. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Emphasizes evidence for chemical fractionations in the solar nebula.

3. (COURSEPACK)
Palme H. and W.V. Boynton (1993) Meteoritic constraints on conditions in the solar nebula. In Protostars and Planets III (eds. E.H. Levy and J.I. Lunine), pp. 979-1004. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Emphasizes how the composition of chondrites and the their components provides info about regional and local volatility-controlled environments in the solar nebula.
 



Topic: Early timescales

1. (COURSEPACK)
Goswami J.N. and H.A.T. Vanhala (2000) Extinct radionuclides and the origin of the solar system. In Protostars and Planets IV (eds. V. Mannings, A.P. Boss, S.S. Russell), pp. 963-994. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Reviews evidence for short-lived nuclides in meteorites, their sources, and argues for supernova-trigger for origin of solar system.

2. (COURSEPACK)
Wadwha M. and S.S. Russell (2000) Timescales of accretion and differentiation in the early solar system: the meteoritic evidence. In Protostars and Planets IV (eds. V. Mannings, A.P. Boss, S.S. Russell), pp. 995-1018. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Discusses ages of CAIs, chondrules, and differentiated meteorites.

3. (COURSEPACK)
Lugmair G.W. and A. Shukolyukov (2001) Early solar system events and timescales. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 36, 1017-1026. Uses Al-Mg and Mn-Cr systems for CAIs, chondrules, and differentiated meteorites to derive controversial model linking all three.
 



Topic: Metamorphism (of ordinary chondrites)

1. (COURSEPACK)
McSween H.Y., Jr. (1988) Thermal metamorphism. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (eds. J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews), pp. 102-113. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Basics about thermal metamorphism in ordinary chondrites.

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2.
Rubin A.E. and A.J. Brearley (1996) A critical evaluation of the evidence for hot accretion. Icarus 124, 86-96. Argues against retrograde metamorphism model for ordinary chondrites.

3.
Folco L., Mellini M., and C.T. Pillinger (1997) Equilibrated ordinary chondrites: Constraints for thermal history from iron-magnesium ordering in orthopyroxene. Meteorit. Planet. Sci.32, 567-575. Analysis of Fe-Mg ordering in opx from type 4-6 ordinary chondrites suggests the same cooling rate at temperatures of 340-480 C, irrespective of metamorphic grade.
 



Topic: Water in meteorites

1. (COURSEPACK)
Zolensky M. and H.Y. McSween, Jr. (1988) Aqueous alteration. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (eds. J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews), pp. 114-143. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Basics about aqueous alteration in carbonaceous & ordinary chondrites.

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2.
Grossman J.N., C. M. O'D. Alexander, J. Wang and A.J. Brearley (2000) Bleached chondrules: Evidence for widespread aqueous processes on the parent asteroids of ordinary chondrites. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 35, 467-486. Argues that aqueous alteration affected many chondrules in Semarkona.

3.
Rubin A.E., M.E. Zolensky, and R.J. Bodnar (2002) The halite-bearing Zag and Monahans (1998) meteorite breccias: Shock metamorphism, thermal metamorphism and aqueous alteration on the H-chondrite parent body. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 37, 125-141. Argues that halite was produced as brines evaporated.
 



Topic: Organic matter in meteorites

1. (COURSEPACK)
Cronin J.R., S. Pizzarello and D.P. Cruikshank (1988) Organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites, planetary satellites, asteroids and comets. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (eds. J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews), pp. 819-857. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. A primer about organic matter in carbonacoeus chondrites.

2. (COURSEPACK)
Kerridge J.F. and S.Chang (1985) In Protostars and Planets II (eds. D.C. Black and M.S. Mathhews), pp. 738-754. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Argues for pre-solar origin for carbonaceous material in chondrites.
 



Topic: Pre-solar grains and stellar nucleosynthesis

1. (E-RESERVE)
Zinner E. (1998) Stellar nucleosynthesis and isotopic composition of presolar grains from primitive meteorites. In Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 26, 147-188. A review of pre-solar grains in meteorites.

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2.
Lodders K. and B. Fegley, Jr. (1995) The origin of circumstellar silicon carbide grains found in meteorites. Meteoritics 30, 661-678. Condensation model for SiC.

3.
Amari S., P. Hoppe, E. Zinner and R.S. Lewis (1995) Meteoritics 30, 679-693. Trace-element data for SiC grains argue for interstellar origin of the grains.
 



Topic: Differentiation

1. (E-RESERVE)
McSween (1989) Achondrites and igneous processes on asteroids. Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 17, 119-140. Reviews differentiated stony meteorites.

2. (COURSEPACK)
Wasson (1985) Iron meteorites: Evidence for and against core origins. In Meteorites- Their Record of Early Solar-system History, Ch. IV, pp.76-99. W.H. Freeman & Co.: New York. Good discussion of planetary heat sources, igneous origin of iron meteorites and pallasites.

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3.
Ulff-Moller F. (1998) Effects of liquid immiscibility on trac-element fractionation in magmatic iron meteorites: A case study of group IIIAB. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 33, 207-220. Suggests that P-rich liquid immiscibility important for late-stage crystallization of IIIAB irons.

4.
Chabot N.L. and M.J. Drake (1999) Crystallization of magmatic iron meteorites: The role of mixing in the molten core. Meteoritic. Planet. Sci. 34, 235-246. Proposes model for IIIAB that involves segregation and partial mixing of late-stage metallic liquids.

5.
Chabot N.L. and M.J. Drake (2000) Crystallization of magmatic iron meteorites: The effects of phosphorus and liquid immiscibility. Meteoritic. Planet. Sci. 35, 807-816. Discusses experiments to better define effects of liquid immiscibility caused by presence of P in metallic magmas.
 



Topic: Thermal histories of meteorite parent bodies

1. (COURSEPACK)
McSween H.Y., Jr, A. Ghosh, R.E. Grimm, L. Wilson, E.D. Young (2002) Thermal evolution models of asteroids. In Asteroids III (eds. W.F. Bottke, Jr., A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, R.P. Binzel, pp. 559-571. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Discusses models to account for thermal metamorphism, aqueous alteration and melting & differentiation of meteorite parent bodies.
 



Topic: Impacts & collisions

1. (COURSEPACK)
Stoffler D., A. Bischoff, V. Buchwald and A.E. Rubin (1988) Shock effects in meteorites. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (eds. J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews), pp. 165-202. University of Arizona Press: Tucson. Primer on shock processes as recorded by meteorites.

2. (COURSEPACK)
Bogard (1995) Impact ages of meteorites: A synthesis. Meteoritics 30, 244-268. Invited Review on impact ages in meteorites.
 

3. (E-RESERVE)
Scott E.R.D. and R.S. Rajan (1981) Metallic minerals, thermal histories and parent bodies of some xenolithic, ordinary chondrite meteorites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 45, 53-67. Argues for collisional disruption and reassembly of ordinary chondrite parent bodies based on metallographic cooling rates.
 

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4.
Scott E.R.D., H. Haack and S.G. Love (2001) Formation of mesosiderites by fragmentation and reaccretion of a large differentiated asteroid. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 36, 869-881. Argues for collisional disruption and reassembly of the mesosiderite parent body.
 



Topic: Martian (SNC) meteorites

1. (COURSEPACK)
McSween H.Y. Jr. (1994) What we have learned about Mars from SNC meteorites. Meteoritics 29, 757-779. Best overall review of SNC meteorites and why we think they are from Mars.