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Alexander, C. M. O'D., Grossman, J. N., Wang, J., Zanda, B., Bourot-Denise, M. and Hewins, R. H., 2000, The lack of potassium-isotopic fractionation in Bishunpur chondrules. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 35, 859-868.

Connolly, H.C., Zipfel, J., Folco, L., Smith, C., Jones, R.H., Benedix, G.K., Righter, K., Yamaguchi, A., Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H., and Grossman, J.N., 2007, The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 91, 2007 March: Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v. 42, p. 413-466.

Goswami, J. N., Sahijpal, S., Kehm, K., Hohenberg, C. M., Swindle T., and Grossman, J .N., 1998, In situ determination of iodine content and I-Xe systematics in silicates and troilite phases in chondrules from the LL3 chondrite Semarkona. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 33, 527-534.

Grossman, J. N., annual, compiler (with others), since 1994, of The Meteoritical Bulletin. International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Meteoritical Society website http://meteoriticalsociety.org/ .

Grossman, J.N., and Alexander, C.M.O'D., 2008, Evidence for the presence of alkalis at high temperatures in type II chondrules in ordinary chondrites, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX: Abstract #2084, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM).

Grossman, J.N., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Ash, R.D., and McDonough, W.F., 2007, Volatile element abundances in chondrules revisited: an LA-ICP-MS study of QUE 97008 (LL3.05), Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII: Abstract #2000, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM).

Grossman,  J. N., Alexander, C. M. O'D., Wang, J., and Brearley, A. J., 2000, Bleached Chondrules: Evidence for Widespread Aqueous Processes on the Parent Asteroids of Ordinary Chondrites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 35, 467-486.

Grossman, J. N., Alexander, C. M. O'D., Wang,  J., and Brearley, A. J., 2000, Zoned chondrules in Semarkona. Meteoritics and Planetary Science.

Grossman, J. N., (2000) A meteorite falls on ice. Science 290, p. 283-285.

Grossman, J. N., 1996, Chemical fractionations of chondrites: Signatures of events before chondrule formation. In: Chondrules and the Protoplanetary Disk (R. Hewins, R. Jones, and E. Scott, eds.), Cambridge University Press, 243-253.

Rubin A.E. and Grossman J. N., 1998, What is a meteorite? The pursuit of a comprehensive definition. Meteorite!, 4, 24-25.

Abstracts

Alexander, C.M.O'D., Ebel, D.S., Ciesla, F.J., and Grossman, J.N., 2008, Reassessing the conditions of chondrule formation, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX: Abstract #2440, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM).

Alexander, C.M.O'D., Grossman, J.N., and Ebel, D.S., 2007b, Do we need to reassess the formation conditions of chondrules?, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII: Abstract #2012, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM).

Grossman, J.N., 1996, The redistribution of sodium in Semarkona chondrules by secondary processes [abs.]: Lunar and Planetary Science,27, 467-468.

Grossman, J.N., Brearley, A.J., Kimura, M., and Weisberg, M.K., 2007, Advances in the characterization and classification of the least-metamorphosed chondrites (abstract). 31st symposium on Antarctic meteorites, June 5-7 2007, NIPR, Tokyo, Japan.

MacPherson G.J., Zinner E.K., and Grossman, J.N., 1996, Plagioclase-rich chondrules in the ungrouped E3 chondrite LEW 87234: Trace elements, and a suggestion of excess 26Mg [abs.]: Lunar and Planetary Science, 31, A81-A82.

Grossman, J.N., 1996, Zoning of mesostasis in FeO-poor Semarkona chondrules [abs.]: Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 31 suppl., A55-A56.

Grossman, J.N. and Brearley, A.J., 1997, Contrasting styles of alteration in radial pyroxene and low-FeO porphyritic chondrules in Semarkona [abs.]: Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 32 suppl., A43.

Grossman, J.N., Alexander, C.M.O'D., and Wang, J., 1997, Zoning of trace elements and deuterium in the mesostasis of low-FeO chondrules in Semarkona [abs.]: Lunar. Planet. Sci., 28, 481-482.

Grossman, J.N., Alexander, C.M. O'D., and Wang, J., 1997, Chemical alteration of chondrules on parent bodies [abs.]: Workshop on Parent-Body and Nebular Modification of Chonditic Material. LPI Tech. Rept. 97-20, Part 1, 19-20.

Grossman J.N., 1998, Radial pyroxene and cryptocrystalline chondrules as indicators of aqueous alteration and thermal metamorphism in ordinary chondrites [abs.]: In Lunar and Planetary Science, XXIX, Abstract #1179, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM).

Becker H., Walker R.J., Grossman J.N., Grossman L., MacPherson, G.J., Morgan J.W., and Simon S.B., 1998, Re-Os isotopic systematics of a CAI from the Allende meteorite [abs.]: In Lunar and Planetary Science XXIX, Abstract #1314, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM).

Grossman, J.N., Alexander C.M.O'D., Wang J., Zanda B., Bourot-Denise M., Hewins R.H., and Yu Y, 1998, The lack of potassium isotopic fractionation in Bishunpur chondrules [abs.]: Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 33 Suppl., A64-A65.

Grossman J. N., 1999, The chemistry and structure of the matrix of Semarkona on a mm- to cm-scale (abstract). In Lunar and Planetary Science XXX. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM), Abstract #1642.

Grossman J. N. and Rubin A. E., 1999,The metamorphic evolution of matrix and opaque minerals in CO chondrites (abstract). In Lunar and Planetary Science XXX. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM), Abstract #1639.

Alexander C. M. and Grossman J. N., 2000, The K isotopes in Semarkona chondrules (abstract). In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM), Abstract #1850.

Grossman J. N., 2000, Concentric zoning of phosphorus and bimodal alkali contents of mesostasis in type II chondrules. (abstract). In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM), Abstract #1599.

Grossman J. N., Birch B., Benoit P. H., Sears D. W. G., Clayton R. N. and Rubin A. E., 2000), Rainbow: a new CO3 chondrite from Australia. (abstract). In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (CD-ROM), Abstract #1355.

Zipfel, J., Grossman, J.N., and Connolly, H., 2007, 50 years of the Meteoritical Bulletin (abstract #5240): Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v. 42 Suppl., p. A170.