The highly siderophile elements (HSE: Os, Ir, Ru, Rh, Pt, Pd, Re, Au) are key tracers of
planetary accretion and differentiation processes due to their affinity for metal relative to …

A number of distinct methodologies are available for determining the oxygen isotope
composition of minerals and rocks, these include laser-assisted fluorination, secondary ion …

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

The 182Hf–182W systematics of meteoritic and planetary samples provide firm constraints
on the chronology of the accretion and earliest evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets …

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 …

We review the crystallization of the iron meteorite chemical groups, the thermal history of the
irons as revealed by the metallographic cooling rates, the ages of the iron meteorites and …

The 182Hf-182W isotopic systematics of Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs), metal-rich chondrites,
and iron meteorites were investigated to constrain the relative timing of accretion of their …

High-precision Zn isotopic variations are reported for carbonaceous chondrites (CC),
equilibrated (EOC) and unequilibrated (UOC) ordinary chondrites, iron meteorites from the …

Meteorites are a remarkable resource. They capture the imagination of people worldwide
with their spectacular entry through Earth's atmosphere as fireballs, and their exotic …

About 435 mineral species have been identified in meteorites including native elements,
metals and metallic alloys, carbides, nitrides and oxynitrides, phosphides, silicides, sulfides …