Meteorite research is fundamental to our understanding of the origin and early history of the
Solar System. This book considers the mechanism and timing of core formation and basaltic …

Long-and short-lived radioactive isotopes and their daughter products in meteorites are
chronometers that can test models for Solar System formation,. Differentiated meteorites …

Most groups of chondritic meteorites experienced diverse styles of secondary alteration to
various degrees that resulted in formation of hydrous and anhydrous minerals (eg …

The evolutionary system of mineralogy relies on varied physical and chemical attributes,
including trace elements, isotopes, solid and fluid inclusions, and other information-rich …

This paper reviews the evidence for short–lived radionuclides in the early Solar System and
critically evaluates models for their origin. Radionuclides with half–lives of less than 50 Myr …

One of the reasons noble gases make such good tracers of processes occurring in rocks is
their scarcity. Thus, a process that converts a small fraction of a relatively rare element into a …

We summarize geochemical, astronomical, and theoretical constraints on the lifetime of the
protoplanetary disk. Absolute Pb-Pb-isotopic dating of CAIS in CV chondrites (4567.2±0.7 …

We review the development of the I‐Xe technique and how its data are interpreted, and
specify the best current practices. Individual mineral phases or components can yield …

We have studied the 147Sm–143Nd and 146Sm–142Nd isotopic systems in phosphate
fractions and chondrules from six ordinary chondrites and one carbonaceous chondrite …

Primitive materials in the solar system, found in both chondritic meteorites and comets,
record distinct chemical environments that existed within the solar nebula. These …