The accretion and differentiation of Earth under oxidizing conditions

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R. Bastian Georg and Anat Shahar American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5153 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2739-2748 LINK “We present a new approach to model planetary accretion and continuous core formation, and discuss the implications if…

Chemical composition and crystal structure of merrillite from the Suizhou meteorite

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Xiande Xie, Hexiong Yang, Xiangping Gu and Robert T. Downs American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5488 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2753-2756 LINK

Shock-induced mobilization of metal and sulfide in planetesimals: Evidence from the Buck Mountains 005 (L6 S4) dike-bearing chondrite

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Alex Ruzicka, Ryan Brown, Jon Friedrich, Melinda Hutson, Richard Hugo and Mark Rivers American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5225 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2725-2738 LINK “The conditions under which metal cores formed in silicate-metal planetary bodies…

Quasicrystals at extreme conditions: The role of pressure in stabilizing icosahedral Al63Cu24Fe13 at high temperature

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Vincenzo Stagno, Luca Bindi, Changyong Park, Sergey Tkachev, Vitali B. Prakapenka, H.-K. Mao, Russell J. Hemley, Paul J. Steinhardt and Yingwei Fei American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5412 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2412-2418 LINK “Icosahedrite, the…

Petrology on Mars

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Harry Y. McSween Jr. American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5257 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2380-2395 INVITED CENTENNIAL ARTICLE / REVIEW PDF (full text) abstract “Petrologic investigations of martian rocks have been accomplished by mineralogical, geochemical, and…

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