Publications on Lunar and Basaltic Samples

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Peer-Reviewed Articles

70.       Batchelor, J.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1991a)  Metamorphism of eucrite meteorites studied quantitatively using thermoluminescence.  Nature 349, 516-519.

71.       Batchelor J.D. and Sears D.W.G. (1991)  Thermoluminescence constraints on the metamorphic, shock and brecciation history of basaltic meteorites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 55, 3831-3844.

76.       Sears, D.W.G., Benoit, P.H., Sears, H., Batchelor, J.D. and Symes, S. (1991c)  The natural thermoluminescence of meteorites: III. Lunar and basaltic meteorites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 55, 3167-3180.

106.     Batchelor J. D., Symes S. J. K., Benoit P. H. and Sears D. W. G. (1997)  Thermoluminescence constraints on the thermal and mixing history of lunar surface materials and comparisons with basaltic meteorites.  J. Geophys. Res. (Planets) 102, 19,321- 19,334.

112.     Sears D. W. G., Symes S. J. K., Akridge D. G., Batchelor J. D., and Benoit P. H. (1997)  Some induced thermoluminescence and thermal modelling constraints on the metamorphic history of eucrites and eucrite-related meteorites.  Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 32, 917-927.

117.     Sears D. W. G. and Kral T. A. (1998)  Martian "microfossils" in lunar meteorites?  Meteorit. Planet. Sci.  33, 791-794.

119.     Symes S. J. K., Sears D. W. G., Taunton A., Akridge D. G., Yanghong Zhang and Benoit P. H. (1998)  The crystalline lunar spherules:  Their formation and implications for the origin of meteoritic chondrules.  Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 33, 13-29.

142.     Akridge, D. G.; Akridge, J. M. C.; Batchelor, J. D.; Benoit, P. H.; Brewer, J.; DeHart, J. M.; Keck, B. D.; Jie, Lu; Meier, A.; Penrose, M.; Schneider, D. M.; Sears, D. W. G.; Symes, S. J. K.; Yanhong, Zhang (2004)  Photomosaics of the cathodoluminescence of 60 sections of meteorites and lunar samples.  Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 109, Issue E7, CiteID E07S03.  (Also auxiliary publication).

 

Abstracts and Extended Abstracts

A37.    Hartmetz, C.P. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Thermoluminescence studies of annealed plagioclase feldspar.  Meteoritics, 21, 388-389.

A38.    Hartmetz, C.P., Sears, D.W.G. and Ostertag, R. (1986)  Thermoluminescence studies of shock loaded oligoclase and bytownite. Lunar Planet. Sci. XVII, 311-312.

A46.    Guimon, R.K., Lofgren, G.E. and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Thermoluminescence properties of synthetic feldspars:  Implications for chondritic thermal histories.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVIII, 374-375.

A48.    Hartmetz, C.P. and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Thermoluminescence and X-ray diffraction studies of annealed oligoclase.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVIII, 395-396.

A49.    Hartmetz, C.P. and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Thermoluminescence properties of shocked and annealed plagioclases with implications for meteorites.  Meteoritics, 22, 400-401.

A65.    Batchelor, J.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1989)  Thermoluminescence of plagioclase feldspars and implications for meteorite studies.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XX, 52-53.

A66.    Batchelor J.D. and Sears D.W.G. (1989)  Metamorphism, brecciation and shock of the eucrite associateion meteorites: A study by thermoluminescence techniques. Meteoritics 24, 250.

A74.    Batchelor J.D. and Sears D.W.G. (1990)  The metamorphic, shock and brecciation history of eucrite association meteorites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXI, 54-55.

A75.    Batchelor J.D. and Sears D.W.G. (1990)  Thermoluminescence of individual clasts and matrix from basaltic achondrites.  Meteoritics 25, 349.

A81.    Batchelor D.J. and Sears D.W.G. (1991)  Thermal history of LEW85300, LEW85302, 85303 shocked eucrites: thermoluminscence of individual clasts and matrix.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXII, 63-64.

A103.  Symes S., Benoit P.H., Batchelor J.D. and Sears D.W.G. (1992)  The thermal history of lunar rocks, regolith and lunar meteorites:  Secondary processing as viewed by thermoluminescence.  Meteoritics 27, 294.

A117   Sears D.W. and Benoit P.H. (1993)  Dating volcanic lavas - Thermoluminescence methods.  EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 74 (supplement), 650.

A118   Benoit P.H., Welch T. and Sears D.W. (1993)  The thermoluminescence and cathodoluminescence properties of feldspar:  A preliminary assessment for the dating of recent (<1 My) volcanic and igneous rocks.  EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 74 (supplement), 649-650.

A119.  Benoit P.H., Batchelor J.D., Symes S. and Sears D.W.G. (1994)  Primitive material in lunar highland soils.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXV, 97-98. 

A140.  Symes S. J. K., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1995)  A thermal history tale of two bodies:  What did the HED parent-body have that the Moon didn't?  Meteoritics 30, 585.

 

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