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Impact shock origin of diamonds in ureilite meteorites
Nestola, Fabrizio; Goodrich, Cyrena Anne; Morana, Marta; Barbaro, Anna; Jakubek, Ryan S.; Christ, Oliver; Brenker, Frank E.; Domeneghetti, M. Chiara; Dalconi, M. Chiara; Alvaro, Matteo; Fioretti, Anna Maria; Litasov, Konstantin D.; Fries, Marc D.; Leonii, Matteo; Casati, Nicola P. M.; Jenniskens, Petrus Matheus Marie; Shaddad, Muawia H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-9216
We found no evidence that formation of micrometer(s)-sized diamonds or associated Fe-S-P phases in ureilites require high static pressures and long growth times, which makes it unlikely that any of the diamonds in ureilites formed in bodies as large as Mars or Mercury.