Table 1.
List of samples analysed for Fe isotopes in this study. (Samples beginning with BM are from the Natural History Museum collections. NIPR stands for National Institute for Polar Research, Japan. Two of the Martian meteorites were donated to one of the co-authors (M.M.G.) for stable isotope studies by the NIPR. Samples beginning with numbers 153… are from Harker Collection of Cambridge University. The location and detailed descriptions of Antarctic samples are given by Blackhurst et al. (2004). The sample BP8 belongs to the same series of BP samples that have been described by Blackhurst et al. (2004).)
| sample name | source | description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shergotty | BM41021 | Martian basalt |
| 2. | Zagami | BM1993,M.10 | Martian basalt |
| 3. | Sah Al Uhaymir (SaU) 005 | BM2000,M40 | Martian basalt |
| 4. | Los Angeles (LA) 001 | BM2000,M12 | Martian basalt |
| 5. | Dar Al Gani (DaG) 476 | BM1999,M.73 | Martian basalt |
| 6. | Y980459 | NIPR | Martian basalt |
| 7. | Nakhla | BM1913,25 | Martian basalt |
| 8. | Governador Valadares (GV) | BM1975,M16 | Martian basalt |
| 9. | Lafayette | BM1959,755 | Martian basalt |
| 10. | MIL03346 | MWG | Martian basalt |
| 11. | Y000593 | NIPR | Martian basalt |
| 12. | Chassigny | BM19972 | Martian basalt |
| 13. | 98MA76 | 153271 | terrestrial basalt |
| 14. | 99MA40 | 153340 | terrestrial basalt |
| 15. | 98MA07 | 153208 | terrestrial basalt |
| 16. | 98MA79 | 153274 | terrestrial basalt |
| 17. | 99MA37 | 153338 | terrestrial basalt |
| 18. | 99MA74 | 153368 | terrestrial basalt |
| 19. | 98MA78 | 153273 | terrestrial basalt |
| 20. | 98MA22 | 153222 | terrestrial basalt |
| 21. | 99MA63a | 153362 | terrestrial granite |
| 22. | 98MA03a | 153203 | terrestrial granite |
| 23. | BP8 (crust) | Dry Valley region, Antarctica | cryptoendolith-bearing sandstone |
| 24. | MM45 | Dry Valley region, Antarctica | cryptoendolith-free sandstone |
| 25. | VH59 | Dry Valley region, Antarctica | cryptoendolith-free sandstone |