Preferred Mineral Orientations in Martian Shergottites: Magmatism or Schock?

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaczmarek, M., Grange, M., Reddy, S., Nemchin, Alexander
Format: Conference Paper
Published: WILEY-BLACKWELL 2012
Online Access:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2012/pdf/5145.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47563