Calcium orthophosphates (CaPO4): occurrence and properties

SV Dorozhkin - Progress in biomaterials, 2016 - Springer
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates (CaPO 4). This type of materials is of the special significance for …

The origin of life as a planetary phenomenon

DD Sasselov, JP Grotzinger, JD Sutherland - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
We advocate an integrative approach between laboratory experiments in prebiotic chemistry
and geologic, geochemical, and astrophysical observations to help assemble a robust …

Inorganic interpretation of luminescent materials encountered by the Perseverance rover on Mars

EL Scheller, T Bosak, FM McCubbin, K Williford… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
A major objective of the Mars 2020 mission is to sample rocks in Jezero crater that may
preserve organic matter for later return to Earth. Using an ultraviolet Raman and …

Heterogeneous distribution of H2O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H2O in depleted and enriched mantle sources

FM McCubbin, JW Boyce, P Srinivasan… - … & Planetary Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a petrologic study of apatite within 12 Martian meteorites, including 11
shergottites and one basaltic regolith breccia. These data were combined with previously …

Petrology of igneous clasts in Northwest Africa 7034: Implications for the petrologic diversity of the Martian crust

AR Santos, CB Agee, FM McCubbin… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The martian meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 was examined both
petrographically and geochemically using several micro-beam techniques including …

Magmatic chlorine isotope fractionation recorded in apatite from Chang'e-5 basalts

J Ji, H He, S Hu, Y Lin, H Hui, J Hao, R Li… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Moon can have elevated chlorine (Cl) isotope ratios, much higher than any other Solar
System objects. Deciphering the Cl isotope compositions of volcanic lunar samples is critical …

Experimental investigation of F, Cl, and OH partitioning between apatite and Fe-rich basaltic melt at 1.0–1.2 GPa and 950–1000 C

FM McCubbin, KE Vander Kaaden… - American …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Apatite-melt partitioning experiments were conducted in a piston-cylinder press at 1.0–1.2
GPa and 950–1000° C using an Fe-rich basaltic starting composition and an oxygen …

Water, fluorine, and sulfur concentrations in the lunar mantle

Y Chen, Y Zhang, Y Liu, Y Guan, J Eiler… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
The concentrations of volatile elements in the moon have important implications for the
formation of the earth–moon system. There is currently a debate regarding the water content …

Trace element partitioning between apatite and silicate melts: Effects of major element composition, temperature, and oxygen fugacity, and implications for the volatile …

D Ji, N Dygert - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Apatite, as an accessory phase in igneous and metamorphic rocks, has important
petrological significance due to its capacity to accommodate appreciable amounts of many …

UV irradiation of biomarkers adsorbed on minerals under Martian-like conditions: Hints for life detection on Mars

T Fornaro, A Boosman, JR Brucato, IL ten Kate… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Laboratory simulations of Martian conditions are essential to develop quantitative models for
the survival of organic biomarkers for future Mars exploration missions. In this work, we …