▪ Abstract The Re-Os isotope sytem, based on the long-lived β− transition of 187Re to
187Os, has matured to wide use in cosmochemistry and high-temperature geochemistry …

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 …

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 …

Oxygen isotope abundances provide a powerful tool for recognizing genetic relationships
among meteorites. Among the differentiated achondrites, three isotopic groups are …

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 …

The early evolution of the solar nebula involved substantial transport of mass, resulting in
mixing and homogenization of isotopically diverse materials that were contributed to the …

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 …

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