NWA 8171 Meteorite: Pyrite Trace Element Analysis

Data analysis files from a study of the martian meteorite Northwest Africa 8171. The work was conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto Department of Earth Sciences and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-30.

Use Cases

• Modeling terrestrial alteration processes on martian samples based on the described high-resolution, multimodal analyses.
• Calibrating instrumentation for extraterrestrial geochemistry based on the described analytical methods.
• Comparing trace element signatures in pyrite from different planetary bodies based on the described meteorite data.

Strengths

• Analysis conducted at two established research institutions: University of Toronto and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
• Data was generated using high-resolution, multimodal analytical techniques as described in the title.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

University of Toronto Department of Earth Sciences and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Collection Method

High-resolution, multimodal analyses of a meteorite sample.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-30 04:10:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Meteorite find location: Northwest Africa.