Extracting very small amounts of potassium from iron meteorites for the analysis of potassium isotope ratiosOPEN ACCESS 

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H. Khan, I. Leya, J. Hoffmann, K. Mezger Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 10 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The isotope abundance of cosmogenic K, especially the ratios of cosmogenic 40K/41K, can be used to…

The oxygen fugacity of intermediate shergottite NWA 11043: implications for Martian mantle evolution

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Jun-Feng Chen, Yu-Yan Sara Zhao, Qiao Shu, Sheng-Hua Zhou, Wei Du, Jing Yang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 May 2024 LINK “Shergottite meteorites, classified as depleted, intermediate, or enriched based…

Origin of fabrics and olivine chemical variations preserved in brachinite and brachinite-like achondrite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS 

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Benjamin H. Gruber, Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Emily J. Chin, Minghua Ren, Rachel E. Bernard MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Brachinites and brachinite-like achondrites…

Elemental and oxygen isotopic fractionation recorded in highly vaporized cosmic spherules from Widerøefjellet, Sør Rondane Mountains (East Antarctica)

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Tom Boonants, Steven Goderis, Bastien Soens, Flore Van Maldeghem, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Frank Vanhaecke, Matthias van Ginneken, Christophe Snoeck, Philippe Claeys MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 May 2024 LINK “Upon passage through Earth’s atmosphere,…

Non-destructive quantitative analysis of melt inclusions in extraterrestrial samples: Case study of chassignite via nanoscale X-ray computed tomography

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Peiyu Wu, Kyle Dayton, Esteban Gazel, Teresa Porri MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 May 2024 LINK “Estimation of the composition of planetary rocks and minerals is crucial for understanding their formation processes. In this…

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