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 …

Magnesium is second only to oxygen in abundance among the rock-forming elements and is
an important element in the oceans and in hydrological and biological systems. Differences …

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 …

Classification of meteorites is largely based on their mineralogical and petrographic
characteristics and their whole-rock chemical and O-isotopic compositions. According to the …

Thermal metamorphism has affected most chondritic meteorites to some extent, and in most
ordinary chondrites, some carbonaceous chondrites, and many enstatite chondrites it has …

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 …

To investigate whether magnesium isotopes are fractionated during basalt differentiation, we
have performed high-precision Mg isotopic analyses by multi-collector inductively coupled …

Study of the isotopic variations of calcium is of interest because Ca is important in
geochemical and biochemical processes, and is one of few major cations in rocks and …

High‐precision bulk aluminum‐magnesium isotope measurements of calcium‐aluminum‐
rich inclusions (CAI s) from CV carbonaceous chondrites in several laboratories define a …

In this paper, we review the mineralogy and chemistry of calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions
(CAIs), chondrules, FeNi‐metal, and fine‐grained materials of the CR chondrite clan …