First-principles investigation of equilibrium magnesium isotope fractionation among mantle minerals: review and new data

W Wang, Z Wu, S Huang, F Huang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Equilibrium inter-mineral Mg isotope fractionation factors (10 3 lnα) are key to using Mg
isotopes to investigate high-temperature geochemical processes. First-principles …

Compositional variation and Sn isotope fractionation of cassiterite during magmatic-hydrothermal processes

J Wu, H Li, R Mathur, A Bouvier, W Powell… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cassiterite (SnO 2) precipitates over a wide physicochemical range during magmatic-
hydrothermal processes. Significant variations in chemical and Sn isotopic compositions of …

Drivers of zirconium isotope fractionation in Zr-bearing phases and melts: the roles of vibrational, nuclear field shift and diffusive effects

M Méheut, M Ibañez-Mejia, FLH Tissot - Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Conflicting results exist regarding the mechanisms, direction, and magnitude of Zr isotope
fractionation in igneous systems. To better understand the origin of the fractionations …

Iron, magnesium, and titanium isotopic fractionations between garnet, ilmenite, fayalite, biotite, and tourmaline: Results from NRIXS, ab initio, and study of mineral …

NX Nie, N Dauphas, EE Alp, H Zeng, CK Sio… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Interpreting isotopic signatures documented in natural rocks requires knowledge of
equilibrium isotopic fractionation factors. Here, we determine equilibrium Fe isotope …

Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusions

JY Hu, N Dauphas, FLH Tissot, R Yokochi… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Equilibrium condensation of solar gas is often invoked to explain the abundance of
refractory elements in planets and meteorites. This is partly motivated, by the observation …

Heavy iron in large gem diamonds traces deep subduction of serpentinized ocean floor

EM Smith, P Ni, SB Shirey, SH Richardson, W Wang… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Subducting tectonic plates carry water and other surficial components into Earth's interior.
Previous studies suggest that serpentinized peridotite is a key part of deep recycling, but this …

Vapor drainage in the protolunar disk as the cause for the depletion in volatile elements of the Moon

NX Nie, N Dauphas - The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Lunar rocks are severely depleted in moderately volatile elements (MVEs) such as Rb, K,
and Zn relative to Earth. Identifying the cause of this depletion is important for understanding …

Nuclear resonance techniques for high-pressure research: example of the ID18 beamline of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

I Kupenko, X Li, SC Müller, D Bessas… - High Pressure …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We review applications of various nuclear resonance techniques for high-pressure
experiments within the nearly 30-year-long operation of the Nuclear Resonance beamline at …

The extent, nature, and origin of K and Rb depletions and isotopic fractionations in Earth, the Moon, and other planetary bodies

N Dauphas, NX Nie, M Blanchard… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Moderately volatile elements (MVEs) are depleted and isotopically fractionated in the Moon
relative to Earth. To understand how the composition of the Moon was established, we …

Evidence from Ab Initio and Transport Modeling for Diffusion-Driven Zirconium Isotopic Fractionation in Igneous Rocks

X Chen, W Wang, Z Zhang, NX Nie… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We use density functional theory to calculate the equilibrium isotopic fractionation factors of
zirconium (Zr) in a variety of minerals including zircon, baddeleyite, Ca-catapleiite, ilmenite …