Publications on the Enstatite Chondrites

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Peer-Reviewed Articles

27.       Sears, D.W. (1980)  The formation of E chondrites - A thermodynamic model.  Icarus, 43, 184-202.

34.       Sears, D.W., Kallameyn, G.W. and Wasson, J.T. (1982)  The compositional classification of chondrites:  II. The enstatite chondrite groups.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 46, 597-608.

37.       Sears, D.W., Kallemeyn, G.W. and Wasson, J.T. (1983)  Composition and origin of clasts and inclusions in the Abee enstatite chondrite breccia.  Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 62, 180-192.

43.       Sears, D.W.G., Weeks, K.S. and Rubin, A.H. (1984)  An EL5 chondrite and its significance.  Nature, 308, 257-259.

47.       Weeks, K.S. and Sears, D.W.G. (1985)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites - V: The enstatite chondrites.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 49, 1525-1536.

104.     Yanghong Zhang, Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1996)  The paleothermometry of enstatite chondrites:  A brief review and update.  Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 31, 647-655.

140.     Schneider, D.M., Benoit, P.H., Kracher A., and Sears D.W.G. (2003) Metal size distributions in EH and EL chondrites.  Geophys. Res. Lett. 30, Issue 8, pp. 2-1, Cite ID 1420, DOI 10.1029/2002GL016672.

 

Abstracts and Extended Abstracts

A4.      Sears, D.W. (1978)  Formation of E chondrites.  Meteoritics, 13, 628.

A15.    Sheng, Z., Sallee, W. and Sears, D.W.G. (1982)  Trace element data on enstatite chondrite components and the Qingzhen enstatite chondrite. Lunar and Planet. Sci. XIII, 718-719.

A21.    Weeks, K.S. and Sears, D.W.G. (1984)  A new class of enstatite chondrite?  Meteoritics, 19, 332-333.

A104.  Zhang Y., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1992)  The thermal history of enstatite chondrites.  Meteoritics 27, 310.

A97.    Chang Y., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1992)  Bulk compositional confirmation of the first EL3 chondrite and some implications.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIII, 217-218.

A110.  Zhang Y., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1993)  Lewis Cliff 87057:  A new metal-rich EH chondrite with similarities to Mt. Egerton, Shallowater and Happy Canyon.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIV, 1571-1572. 

A112.  Chen Y., Pernicka E. and Sears D.W.G. (1993)  The concentrations of some refractory and volatile elements in CaS of enstatite chondrites.  Meteoritics 28, 336.

A116.  Zhang Y., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1993)  LEW 88180, LEW 87119 and ALH 85119:  New EH6, EL7 and EL4 enstatite chondrites.  Meteoritics 28, 468-469.

A125.  Zhang Y., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1994)  The complex thermal history of enstatite chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXV, 1545-1546. 

A126.  Zhang Y., Huang S., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1994)  The unique thermal history of EL chondrites and a new means of classifying equilibrated enstatite chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXV, 1547-1548. 

A136.  Schneider D., Zhang Y., Sears D.W.G. and Benoit P.H. (1995)  Differences in the metamorphic history of high petrologic type EH and EL chondrites and the luminescence properties of enstatite.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXVI, 1245-1246.

A141.  Zhang Y., Huang S., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1995)  Natural thermoluminscence evidence for major differences in thermal history of EH and EL chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXVI, 1557-1558.

A151.  Schneider D. M., Taunton A., Benoit P. H. and Sears D. W. G. (1997)  A comparison of the compositions of chondrules in the EH and EL chondrites and discussion of some implications.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXVIII, 1257-1258.

A163.  Schneider D. M., Akridge D. G., and Sears D. W. G. (1998)  Size distribution of metal grains and chondrules in enstatite chondrites.  Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 33, A136-A137.

A202.  Kracher A., Benoit P.H., Thomas D.M., and Sears D.W.G. (2002) Size sorting and metal-silicate fractionation in enstatite chondrites.  65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Socity, Los Angeles, CA., Meteoritics and Planetary Science, suppl., 37, A80.

 

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