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 …

Abstract LA-ICP-MS and LA-MC-ICP-MS have been the techniques of choice for achieving
accurate and precise element content and isotopic ratio, the state-of-the-art technique …

The nine editions of Stable Isotope Geochemistry have appeared over a time span of nearly
50 years. The first edition (1973) appeared as a slim book of 135 pages. Due to the rapid …

In 1794, the German physicist EFF Chladni published a small book in which he proposed
the extraterrestrial origin of meteorites. The response was skepticism and disbelief. In the …

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 …

It has long been recognized that Earth and other differentiated planetary bodies are
chemically fractionated compared to primitive, chondritic meteorites and, by inference, the …

We present whole rock Li and Mg isotope analyses of 33 ultramafic xenoliths from the
terrestrial mantle, which we compare with analyses of 30 (mostly chondritic) meteorites. The …

The zinc (Zn) stable isotope system has great potential for tracing planetary formation and
differentiation processes due to its chalcophile, lithophile and moderately volatile character …

Equilibrium mass-dependent magnesium isotope fractionation factors are estimated for a
range of crystalline compounds including oxides, silicates, carbonates, and salts containing …

High-precision Mg isotopic data are reported for∼ 100 well-characterized samples
(granites, loess, shales and upper crustal composites) that were previously used to estimate …