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Peer-Reviewed Articles

13.       Mills, A.A., Sears, D.W. and Hearsey, R. (1977)  Apparatus for the measurement of thermoluminescence.  J. Phys. (E): Sci. Instrum., 10, 51-56.

18.       Rogers, P.J. and Sears, D.W. (1978)  A study of the thermoluminescence of fluorites.  Mercian Geologist, 6, 271-280.

28.       Sears, D.W. (1980)  Thermoluminescence of meteorites; relationships with their K-Ar age and their shock and reheating history.  Icarus, 44, 190-206.

30.       Sears, D.W. and McKeever, S.W.S. (1980)  Measurement of thermoluminescence sensitivity of meteorites.  Mod. Geol., 7, 201-207.

31.       Sears, D.W., Grossman, J.N., Melcher, C.L., Ross, L.M. and Mills, A.A. (1980)  Measuring the metamorphic history of unequilibrated ordinary chondrites.  Nature, 287, 791-795.

33.       Sears, D.W., Grossman, J.N. and Melcher, C.L. (1982)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites - I: Metamorphism-related studies of Antarctic and other type 3 ordinary chondrites.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 46, 2471-2481.

35.       Sears, D.W.G. and Ross, M. (1983)  Classification of the Allan Hills A77307 meteorite.  Meteoritics, 18, 1-7.

36.       Sears, D.W.G. and Weeks, K.S. (1983)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites - II: Thermoluminescence of sixteen type 3 ordinary chondrites and relationships with oxygen isotopes.  Proc. 14th Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., part 1, J. Geophys. Res., 88, B301-B311.

38.       Sparks, M.H., McKimmey, P. and Sears, D.W.G. (1983)  The thermoluminescence carrier in the Dhajala chondrite.  Proc. 13th Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. Part 2, J. Geophys. Res., 88, A773-A778.

39.       Guimon, R.K., Weeks, K.S., Keck, B.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1984)  Thermoluminescence as a palaeothermometer.  Nature, 311, 363-365.

40.       Sears, D.W.G., Ashworth, J.R., Broadbent, C.P. and Bevan, A.W. (1984)  Studies of an artificially shock-loaded H group Chondrite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 48, 343-360.

41.       Sears, D.W.G., Bakhtiar, N., Keck, B.D. and Weeks, K.S. (1984)  Thermoluminescence and the shock and reheating history of meteorites: II. Annealing studies of the Kernouve meteorite.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 48, 2265-2272.

42.       Sears, D.W.G., Sparks, M.H. and Rubin, A.H. (1984)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites - III: Chondrules from Dhajala H3.8 chondrite.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 48, 1189-1200.

45.       Guimon, R.K., Keck, B.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1985)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites - IV: Annealing studies of a type 3.4 ordinary chondrite and the metamorphic history of meteorites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 19, 1515-1524.

46.       Rubin, A.E., James, J.A., Keck, B.D., Weeks, K.S., Sears, D.W.G. and Jarosewich, E. (1985)  The Colony meteorite and variations in CO3 chondrite properties.  Meteoritics, 20, 175-196.

48.       Guimon, R.K., Sears, D.W.G. and Lofgren, G.E. (1986)  The thermoluminescence-metamorphism relationship in ordinary chondrites: Experimental data on the mechanism and implications for terrestrial systems.  Geophys. Res. Lett., 13, 969-9 72.

49.       Hartmetz, C.P., Ostertag, R. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  A thermoluminescence study of experimentally shock-loaded oligoclase and bytownite. Proc. 17th Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Part 1, J. Geophys. Res., 91, E263-E274.

50.       Hasan, F.A., Haq, M. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Thermoluminescence and the shock and reheating history of meteorites - III: The shergottites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 50, 1031-1038.

52.       Keck, B.D., Guimon, R.K. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites, VII. Annealing studies of the Dhajala H3.8 chondrite and the thermal history of chondrules and chondrites.  Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 77, 419-4 27.

53.       Recca, S.I., Scott, E.R.D., Keil, K., Clayton, R.N., Mayeda, T.K., Huss, G.J., Jarosewich, E., Weeks, K.S., Hasan, F.A., Sears, D.W.G., Wieler, R. and Signer, P. (1986)  Ragland, an LL3.4 chondrite find from New Mexico.  Meteoritics, 21, 217-229.

57.       Keck, B.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites, VIII:  The CO chondrites.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 51, 3013-3022.

58.       Sears, D.W.G. and Hasan, F.A. (1987)  Type 3 ordinary chondrites:  A review.  Surv. in Geophysics, 9, 43-97.

59.       Guimon, R.K., Lofgren, G.E. and Sears, D.W.G. (1988)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites, IX:  Thermoluminescence and hydrothermal annealing experiments and their relationship to metamorphism and aqueous alteration in type <3.3 ordinary chondrites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 52, 119-127.

60.       Haq, M., Hasan, F.A. and Sears, D.W.G. (1988)  Thermoluminescence and the shock and reheating history of meteorites - IV: The induced TL properties of type 4-6 ordinary chondrites.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 52, 1679-1689.

61.       Lipschutz, M.E., Verkouteren, R.M., Sears, D.W.G., Hasan, F.A., Prinz, M., Weisberg, M.K., Nehru, C.E., Delaney, J.S., Grossman, L. and Boily, M. (1988)  Cumberland Falls chondritic inclusions - III. Consortium study of relationship to inclusions in Allan Hills 78113 aubrite.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 52, 1835-1848.

62.       McSween, H.Y., Dodd, R.T. and Sears, D.W.G. (1988)  Thermal metamorphism.  In Meteorites and the Early Solar System (J.F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews, eds.), Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson AZ, 102-113.

63.       Sears, D.W.G. (1988)  Thermoluminescence of meteorites:  Shedding light on the cosmos.  Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas./Int. J. Radiat. Appl. Instrum., Part D, 14, 5-17 (invited paper).

66.       Haq, M., Hasan, F.A., Sears, D.W.G., Moore, C.B. and Lewis, C.F. (1989)  Thermoluminescence and the origin of the dark matrix of Fayetteville and similar meteorites.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 53, 1435-1440.

69.       Sears D.W.G., Myers B.M., Hartmetz C.P. and Hasan F.A. (1990)  Structural state and anomalous fading of thermoluminescence of oligoclase. Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas., Int. Jour. Radiat. Appl. Instrum, part D, 17, 583-586.

70.       Batchelor, J.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1991)  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.

73.       Benoit P.H., Sears H. and Sears D.W.G. (1991)  Thermoluminescence survey of 12 meteorites collected by the European 1988 Antarctic meteorite expedition to Allan Hills and the importance of acid washing for thermoluminescence sensitivity measurements. Meteoritics 26, 157-160.

74.       Sears, D.W.G., Hasan, F.A., Batchelor, J.D. and Lu Jie (1991)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites XI: metamorphism, pairing, and brecciation of ordinary chondrites.  Proc. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. 21, 493-512.

75.       Sears D.W.G., Benoit P.H. and Batchelor J.D. (1991)  Evidence for differences in the thermal histories of Antarctic and non-Antarctic H chondrites with cosmic ray exposure ages <20 Ma. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 55 1192-1197.

77.       Sears, D.W.G., Lu Jie, Keck, B.D., Batchelor, J.D. (1991)  Metamorphism of CO and CO-like chondrites and comparisons with type 3 ordinary chondrites. Proc. NIPR Symp. Antarct. Meteor. 4, 1745-1805.

78.       Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1992) The breakup of a meteorite parent body and the delivery of meteorites to Earth.  Science 255, 1685-1687.

82.       Ninagawa, K., Nishimura S., Kubona N., Yamamoto I., Kohata M., Wada T., Yamashita Y., Lu J., Sears D.W.G., Matsunami S. and Nishimura H. (1992)  Thermoluminescence of chondrules in primitive ordinary chondrites, Semarkona and Bishunpur.  Proc. NIPR Symp. Antarctic Meteor. 5, 281-289.

84.       Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1993)  Breakup and structure of an H-chondrite parent body:  The H-chondrite flux over the last million years.  Icarus 101, 188-200.

88.       Lipschutz M.E., Wolf S.F., Vogt S., Michlovich E., Lindstrom M.M., Mittlefehldt, D.W., Schultz L., loeken T., Scherer P., Dodd R.T., Sears D.W.G., Benoit P.H., Wacker J.F., Burns R.G. and Fisher D.S. (1993)  Consortium report on the ancient H chondrite regolith breccia Noblesville.  Meteoritics 28, 528-537.

88a.     Matsunami S., Ninagawa K., Nishimura S., Kubon N., Yamamoto I., Kohata M., Wada T., Yamashita Y., Lu Jie, Sears D. W. G., and Nishimura H. (1993)  Thermoluminescence and compositional zoning in the mesostasis of a Semarkona group A1 chondrules and new insights into the chondrule-forming process.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 57, 2101-2110.

93.       Chen Jiangfeng, Sears D. W. G. and Benoit P. H. (1995)  Thermoluminescence property, petrologic type and shock facies assignment of Boxian chondrite.  Jour. China Univ. Sci. Tech. 25, 11-14.

95.       Sears D.W.G., Morse A.D., Hutchison R., Guimon R.K., Lu Jie, Alexander C.M.O'D., Benoit P.H., Wright I., Pillinger C.T., Xian Tian and Lipschutz M.E. (1995)  Metamorphism and aqueous alteration in low petrographic type ordinary chondrites.  Meteoritics 30, 169-181.

96.       Sears D.W.G., Symes S.P., Guimon R.K. and Benoit P.H. (1995)  Chemical and physical studies of type 3 chondrites XII:  The metamorphic history of CV chondrites and their components.  Meteoritics 30, 707-714.

98.       Yanghong Zhang, Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1995)  The classification and thermal history of enstatite chondrites.  Jour. Geophys. Res. - Planets 100, 9417-9438.

99.       Benoit P. H. and Sears D. W. G. (1996)  Rapid changes in the composition of the meteorite flux:  The irradiation, orbital, and terrestrial history of Antarctic H chondrites and modern falls.  Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 31, 81-86.

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.

129      Ninagawa K., Soyama K., Ota M., Toyoda S., Imae N., Kojima H., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (2000) Thermoluminescence studies of ordinary chondrites in the Japanese Antarctic meteorite collection, II: New measurements for thirty type 3 ordinary chondrites.  Antarct. Meteorit. Res. 13, 112- 120.

131.     Benoit, P. H., Akridge, G. A., Ninagawa, K., Sears, D. W. G. (2002) Thermoluminescence sensitivity and thermal history of type 3 ordinary chondrites: Eleven new type 3.0-3.1 chondrites and possible explanations for differences among H, L, and LL chondrites.  Meteoritics and Planetary Science 37, 793-806

 

Abstracts and Extended Abstracts

A5.      Sears, D.W. (1978)  Thermoluminescence of ten meteorites with greater than 4.0 aeon Argon 40/Argon 39 ages.  Meteoritics, 13, 628-632.

A6.      Sears, D.W. and Durrani, S.A. (1978)  Thermoluminescence and the K-Ar age of meteorites.  Meteoritics, 13, 632.

A8.      Sears, D.W. (1979)  Thermoluminescence of meteorites; relationships with their K-Ar age and their shock and reheating histories.  Meteoritics, 14, 534-535.

A9.      Melcher, C.L., Ross, L.M., Mills, A.A., Grossman, J.N. and Sears, D.W.(1980)  A new measure of the metamorphic history of ordinary chondrites.  Meteoritics, 15, 332-333.

A16.    Sparks, M.H. and Sears, D.W.G. (1982)  Mechanism for metamorphism-induced TL changes in UOC:  Evidence from Dhajala chondrules.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XIII, 754-755.

A17.    Sears, D.W.G. and Weeks, K.S. (1983)  Thermoluminescence of sixteen type 3 ordinary chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XIV, 682-683.

A19.    Bakhtiar, N., Brandon, W.E., Guimon, R.K., Keck, B.D., Saebo, K.K., Weeks, K.S. and Sears, D.W.G. (1984)  Annealing studies of the thermoluminescence sensitivity of chondrites:  Relevance to the metamorphic and shock/reheating history of meteor ites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XV, 27-28.

A20.    Guimon, R.K., Weeks, K.S., Keck, B.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1984)  Thermoluminescence as a palaeothermometer?  Meteoritics, 19, 233-234.

A21.    Rubin, A.E., James, J.A., Keck, B.D., Weeks K.S., Sears D.W.G. and Jarosewich E. (1984)  The Colony meteorite and the possible existence of a new chemical subgroup of CO3 chondrites.  Meteoritics, 19, 303-304.

A22.    DeHart, J.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1985)  The metamorphic history of ordinary chondrites according to cathodoluminescence.  Meteoritics, 20, 634-635.

A23     Hasan, F.A. and Sears, D.W.G. (1985)  Thermoluminescence study of the shergottites.  Lunar Planet. Sci., Supplement A, XVI 13-14.

A25.    Keck, B.D., Guimon, R.K. and Sears, D.W.G. (1985)  An annealing study of Dhajala, an H3.8 chondrite, and application to the palaeothermometry of meteorites.  Meteoritics, 20, 781-782.

A26.    Lofgren, G.E., Guimon, R.K. and Sears, D.W.G. (1985)  Devitrification and the thermoluminescence properties of ordinary chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVI, 497-498.

A31.    Guimon, R.K. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Thermoluminescence and metamorphism of Allende and its CAI.  Meteoritics, 21, 381-382.

A32.    Guimon, R.K., Logren, G.E. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  A study of the effect of devitrification on thermoluminescence in type 3.4 ordinary chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVII, 297-298.

A33.    Guimon, R.K., Sears, D.W.G. and Lofgren, G.E. (1986)  Laboratory metamorphism of a primitive meteorite.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVII, 299-300.

A34.    Guimon, R.K., Sears, D.W.G. and Lofgren, G.E. (1986)  Metamorphism versus aqueous alteration in type 3.0-3.3 ordinary chondrites.  Meteoritics, 21, 380-381.

A35.    Haq, M., Hasan, F.A. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Shock history of ordinary chondrites:  Some H and L, Antarctic-non-Antarctic comparisons.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVII, 307-308.

A36.    Haq, M., Hasan, F.A. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Thermoluminescence and the origin of the dark matrix of Fayetteville and similar meteorites. Meteoritics, 21, 387-388.

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.

A41.    Keck, B.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  Thermoluminescence and the metamorphic history of CO chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVII, 412-413.

A43     Sears, D.W.G. (1986)  The induced thermoluminescence properties of meteorites and their metamorphic and shock history.  Terra Cognita, 6, 176.

A45.    Guimon, R.K., and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Thermoluminescence of separated Allegan chondrules and chondrite thermal history and cooling rates.  Meteoritics, 22, 396-397.

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.

A47.    Haq, M., Hasan, F.A. and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Thermoluminescence of inclusions from the Cumberland Falls meteorites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVIII, 381-382.

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.

A50.    Hasan, F.A., Haq, M. and Sears, D.W.G. (1987)  Thermal stability of thermoluminescence in a type 5 and type 3.4 ordinary chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XVIII, 397-398.

A52.    Morse, A.D., Sears, D.W.G., Guimon, R.K., Hutchison, H., Wright, I.P., Alexander, C.O. and Pillinger, C.T. (1987)  Secondary alteration history of type 3 ordinary chondrites.  Meteoritics, 22, 465-466.

A53     Sears D.W.G. (1984)  TL of meteorites: Shedding light on the cosmos.  5th Internat. Special. Seminar on thermoluminescence and electron spin resonance dating, Cambridge, U.K.

A54.    Clark, C., Batchelor, J.D., Sears, D.W.G. and Guimon, R.K. (1988)  The thermoluminescence properties of Mn-plagioclase mixtures with implications for meteorites.  Meteoritics, 23, 263.

A55.    Batchelor, J.D. and Sears, D.W.G. (1988)  Thermoluminescence in chondritic mineral separates - A preliminary report.  Meteoritics, 23, 264.

A61.    Hewins, R.H., Radomsky, P.M., Lu, J., Hasan, F.A., Jarosewich, E. and Sears, D.W. (1988)  Villa Natemovos - An L3.7 chondrite from the Allende strewn field.  Meteoritics, 23, 273-274.

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.

A72     Sears, D.W.G. (1989)  A comparison of the induced thermoluminescence properties of Antarctic and non-Antarctic A chondrites.  In Workshop on the Differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic Meteorites, (eds. C. Koeberl and W.A. Cassidy).  LPI Tech. Rept. 90-01, 83-85.  Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX.

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.

A77.    Sears D.W.G. and Batchelor J.D,. (1990)  The unique thermal history of H chondrites.  Meteoritics 25, 407

A78     Sears D.W.G., Batchelor D.J., Lu Jie and Keck B.D. (1990)  Metamorphism of CO and CO-like chondrites and comparisons with type 3 ordinary chondrites.   Papers presented at the fifteenth symposium on Antarctic meteorites (abstract), 67-69.  National Institute Polar Research, Tokyo.

A79.    Sears D.W.G., Batchelor J.D., Mason B., Scott E.R.D., Clayton R.N. and Mayeda T.K. (1990)  South Australian type 3 ordinary chondrites.  Meteoritics 25, 407-408.

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.

A87.    Sears D.W.G. and Benoit P.H. (1991)  The thermal and fragmentation history of H chondrites: Antarctic and non-Antarctic comparisons.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXII, 1209-1210.

A92.    Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1992)  The break-up of the H chondrite parent body and the delivery of fragments to earth.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIII, 85-86.

A93.    Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1992)  Metallographic cooling rate differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic H5 chondrites and some implications.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIII, 87-88.

A96.    Bischoff A., Sears D.W.G., Benoit P.H., Geiger T. and Stoffler D. (1992) New type 3 ordinary chondrites from the Sahara Desert.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIII, 107-108.

A98.    Lipschutz M.E., Wolf S.F., Gartenhaus S., Lindstrom M.M., Mittlefehldt D.W., Zolensky M.E., Wacker J.F., Benoit P.H., Sears D.W. and Dodd R.T. (1992)  Noblesville meteorite breccia: recovery and initial characterization.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIII, 785-786.

A101.  Ninagawa K., Yamamoto I., Kohata M., Wada T., Yamashita Y., Lu J., Sears D.W.G., Matsunami S, and Nishimura H. (1992)  Thermoluminescence of primitive ordinary chondrites, Semarkona and Bishunpur.  Meteoritics 27, 269.

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.

A107.  Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1993)  The great 8 Ma event and the structure of the H-chondrite parent body.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIV, 91-92. 

A115.  Symes S.J., Guimon R.K., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1993)  Thermoluminescence and metamorphism in CV chondrites.  Meteoritics 28, 446-447.

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. 

A120.  Sears, D.W. (1981)  Thermoluminescence of a gas-rich meteorite and the relationship between gas-rich adn gas-poor meteorites.  Workshop on Lunar Breccias and Their Meteoritic Analogs (G.J. Taylor and L.L. Wilkening, Eds.), 126-127.  LPI Tech.  R pt. 82-02.  Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston.

A121.  Chen Y., Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1994)  The orbital evolution of ordinary chondrites over the last 50 million years.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXV, 247-248. 

A127.  Benoit P.H. and Sears D.W.G. (1994)  The H chondrite parent body(ies):  Internal structure and temporal contribution to the meteorite flux.  Abstracts Eight Inter. Conf. Geochron. Cosmochron. Isotope Geol, Berkeley, California, June 5-11, 1994. U.S. Geol. Surv. Circ. 1107, 27.

A130.  Benoit P. H. and Sears D. W. G. (1995)  The Antarctic collection and changes in the 1meteorite flux over time:  The lingering death of a subgroup of H-chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Inst. Tech. Rpt. 95-02, 17-19.  (Presented at the Workshop on Meteorites from Hot and Cold Deserts, Nordlingen, July 20-22, 1994).

A134.  Benoit P. H., Symes S. J. K., Guimon R. K. and Sears D. W. G. (1995)  The CV chondrites:  Metamorphism, thermal history, and their relationship to CK chondrites.  Lunar Planet. Sci. XXVI, 105-106.

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.

A181.  Benoit P.H., Ninagawa K., and Sears D.W.G. (2000) Thermoluminescence sensitivity and thermal history of unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: Lunar Planet. Sci. XXXI, CD-ROM #1394.

A184.  Grossman J.N., Birch B., Benoit P.H., Sears D.W.G., Clayton R. N., Rubin A.E., and Chizmadia L.J. (2000) Rainbow: A new CO3 chondrite from Australia. Lunar Planet. Sci. XXXI, CD-ROM #1355.

A198.  Benoit P.H., and Sears D.W.G. (2002) GRO95502 and MET 96500:  New highly unequilibrated ordinary chondrites.  65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Socity, Los Angeles, CA., Meteoritics and Planetary Science, suppl., 37, A15.

A204.  Lauretta D.S., Killgore M., Benoit P.H., Moore S., and Sears D.W.G. (2002) NWA 505: A new LL3.0 with evidence for chondrule formation in a dust-rich environment.  65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Socity, Los Angeles, CA., Meteoritics and Planetary Science, suppli., 37, A84.

A205.  Moore S.R., Sears D.W.G., Benoit P.H., and Kracher A. (2002) Petrologic classification of type 3 ordinary chondrites and a CO chondrite from the Sahara. 65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Socity, Los Angeles, CA., Meteoritics and Planetary Science, suppli., 37, A103.

 

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