Application of laser Raman micro-analyses to Earth and planetary materials

IM Chou, A Wang - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Raman spectroscopy contributed greatly in the past 30 years or so for the advances of our
understanding of Earth and planetary materials and their associated geological processes …

Zinc isotope anomalies in primitive meteorites identify the outer solar system as an important source of Earth's volatile inventory

PS Savage, F Moynier, M Boyet - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
The source of and timing of delivery of the volatile elements to Earth is a question that is
fundamental to understanding how our planet evolved. Here, we show that primitive …

The 21 μm and 30 μm emission features in carbon-rich objects

K Volk, GC Sloan, KE Kraemer - Astrophysics and Space Science, 2020 - Springer
We review the observational properties and possible carriers of the 21 and 30 μm features
seen in the spectra of evolved carbon-rich objects. The 30 μm feature is generally taken to …

An evolutionary system of mineralogy. Part I: Stellar mineralogy (> 13 to 4.6 Ga)

RM Hazen, SM Morison - American Mineralogist, 2020 - degruyter.com
Minerals preserve records of the physical, chemical, and biological histories of their origins
and subsequent alteration, and thus provide a vivid narrative of the evolution of Earth and …

Presolar silicates in the matrix and fine-grained rims around chondrules in primitive CO3. 0 chondrites: Evidence for pre-accretionary aqueous alteration of the rims in …

P Haenecour, C Floss, TJ Zega, TK Croat… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
To investigate the origin of fine-grained rims around chondrules (FGRs), we compared
presolar grain abundances, elemental compositions and mineralogies in fine-grained …

High abundances of presolar grains and 15N-rich organic matter in CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion Range 08006

LR Nittler, CMOD Alexander, J Davidson… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract NanoSIMS C-, N-, and O-isotopic mapping of matrix in CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion
Range (DOM) 08006 revealed it to have in its matrix the highest abundance of presolar O …

Chemical habitability: Supply and retention of life's essential elements during planet formation

S Krijt, M Kama, M McClure, J Teske, EA Bergin… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Sulfur (CHNOPS) play key roles in
the origin and proliferation of life on Earth. Given the universality of physics and chemistry …

On presolar stardust grains from CO classical novae

C Iliadis, LN Downen, J José, LR Nittler… - The astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract About 30%–40% of classical novae produce dust 20–100 days after the outburst,
but no presolar stardust grains from classical novae have been unambiguously identified …

Proton ingestion in asymptotic giant branch stars as a possible explanation for J-type stars and AB2 grains

A Choplin, L Siess, S Goriely - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. J-type stars are a subclass of carbon stars that are generally Li-rich, not enriched in
s-elements, and have low 12 C/13 C ratios. They were suggested to be the manufacturers of …

Coordinated chemical and microstructural analyses of presolar silicate grains from AGB/RGB stars and supernovae in the CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion Range 08006

LB Seifert, P Haenecour, TJ Zega - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report the structural and chemical analyses of six presolar silicate grains identified in situ
in the CO3. 0 carbonaceous chondrite Dominion Range (DOM) 08006. Two of the grains …