Preferred Mineral Orientations in Martian Shergottites: Magmatism or Schock?

Kaczmarek, M.; Grange, M.; Reddy, S.; Nemchin, Alexander

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Authors

Kaczmarek, M.

Grange, M.

Reddy, S.

Nemchin, Alexander

Date

2012

Type

Conference Paper

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Kaczmarek, M. and Grange, M. and Reddy, S. and Nemchin, A. 2012. Preferred Mineral Orientations in Martian Shergottites: Magmatism or Schock?, in Proceedings of the 75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical-Society, Aug 12-17 2012, id 5145. Cairns, Australia: Lunar and Planetary Institute.

Source Title

METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE

Source Conference

75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical-Society

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http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2012/pdf/5145.pdf

ISSN

1086-9379

School

Department of Applied Geology

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47563

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

We have studied the textures and the preferred orientation of pyroxene in subsamples of Zagami and Nakhla using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) method. Data show the activation of several slip systems, related to magmatism or shock event.