Magnesium (Mg) has an atomic number of 12 and belongs to the alkaline earth element
(Group II) of the Periodic Table. The pure Mg is a silvery white metal and has a melting point …

The isotopic composition of meteorites and terrestrial planets holds important clues about
the earliest history of the Solar System and the processes of planet formation. Recent work …

We present a comprehensive evolutionary model of the Sun's protoplanetary disk,
constructed to resolve the" CAI storage problem" of meteoritics. We predict the abundances …

The chronology of dust formation in the early solar system remains controversial.
Chondrules are the most abundant high-temperature objects formed during the evolution of …

To constrain further the Mg isotopic composition of the Earth and chondrites, and investigate
the behavior of Mg isotopes during planetary formation and magmatic processes, we report …

Isotopic variations usually follow mass-dependent fractionation, meaning that the relative
variations in isotopic ratios scale with the difference in mass of the isotopes involved (eg …

Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is a geologically active waterworld. The prevailing paradigm is
that there is a subsurface ocean that erupts to the surface, which leads to the formation of a …

The age of the Solar System can be defined as the time of formation of the first solid grains in
the nebular disc surrounding the proto-Sun. This age is estimated by dating calcium …

Accurate determination of the absolute ages of the oldest Solar System objects—chondrules
and Ca–Al-rich inclusions (CAIs), requires knowledge of their 238U/235U ratios. This ratio …

With a half-life of 0.73 Myr, the 26 Al-to-26 Mg decay system is the most widely used short-
lived chronometer for understanding the formation and earliest evolution of the solar …