Are carbonaceous chondrites primitive or processed? A review

HY McSween Jr - Reviews of Geophysics, 1979 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonaceous chondrites, generally considered to be the most primitive surviving materials
from the early solar system, form a distinctive group in terms of bulk Mg/Si, Ca/Si, and Al/Si …

Chemical and petrographic correlations among carbonaceous chondrites

WR Van Schmus, JM Hayes - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974 - Elsevier
Detailed study of the petrographic and chemical properties of carbonaceous chondrites
shows that the four distinct petrographic subtypes may be related to one of two distinct …

Carbonaceous chondrites of the Ornans type: A metamorphic sequence

HY McSween Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1977 - Elsevier
C3 (O) chondrites comprise a metamorphic sequence. The following order reflects
increasing grade: Kainsaz. Felix. Ornans. Lance. Isna, Warrenton. Assignment of Karoonda …

Aqueous alteration in carbonaceous chondrites: Mass balance constraints on matrix mineralogy

HY McSween Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1987 - Elsevier
Bulk chemical compositions of matrix material in Antarctic CM chondrites and other non-
Antarctic CM and CI chondrites have been determined using microprobe defocused beam …

The compositional classification of chondrites: VI. The CR carbonaceous chondrite group

GW Kallemeyn, AE Rubin, JT Wasson - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1994 - Elsevier
New analytical data combined with recent studies by other researchers allow the definition
of a Renazzo (CR) group of carbonaceous chondrites. We analyzed nine CR chondrites …

Chemical and petrographic constraints on the origin of chondrules and inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites

HY McSween Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1977 - Elsevier
Bulk chemical compositions of the various petrographie types of chondrules and inclusions
in Type 3 carbonaceous chondrites (excluding those affected by metamorphism) have been …

The compositional classification of chondrites—I. The carbonaceous chondrite groups

GW Kallemeyn, JT Wasson - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981 - Elsevier
Twenty carbonaceous chondrites were analyzed by instrumental and radiochemical neutron
activation analysis for Na, Mg, Al, K, Ca, Sc, V. Cr, Mn. Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se. Br. Ru …

Mineralogy and composition of matrix and chondrule rims in carbonaceous chondrites

M Zolensky, R Barrett, L Browning - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1993 - Elsevier
The degree of compositional variation of fine-grained minerals displayed by the members
within any carbonaceous chondrite group (ie, CI, CM, CV, CR) is a direct reflection of the …

The compositional classification of chondrites: V. The Karoonda (CK) group of carbonaceous chondrites

GW Kallemeyn, AE Rubin, JT Wasson - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1991 - Elsevier
Petrographie and bulk compositional data reveal the existence of a new group of
carbonaceous chondrites consisting of the observed fall, Karoonda, one large find from …

The compositional classification of chondrites: III. Ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites

GW Kallemeyn, JT Wasson - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1982 - Elsevier
Abstract Seven carbonaceous chondrites (Allan Hills A77307, Adelaide, Al Rais, Coolidge,
Grosnaja, Karoonda and Renazzo) with uncertain classifications were analyzed by …