Equation of state of Fe-bearing epidote-group minerals determined by X-ray diffraction 

by Charlie Smith | Jan 1, 2026 | Publications, Science Highlights

Zhang, Xinyue, Ningyu Sun, and Zhu Mao. “Equation of state of Fe-bearing epidote-group minerals determined by X-ray diffraction.” American Mineralogist 111, no. 1 (2026): 108-117.

Wildfire Produces Transient Minerals: Speciation, Reactivity, and Fate of Iron and Manganese in Surface Soils Post Wildfire

by Fahad Sajid | Dec 12, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Kang, K., Whelan, E. M., Bone, S., Rowley, M. C., Marcus, M. A., & Peña, J. (2025). Wildfire Produces Transient Minerals: Speciation, Reactivity, and Fate of Iron and Manganese in Surface Soils Post Wildfire. Environmental Science & Technology....

Invisible water in subducted crust: Lawsonite velocity anomalies under mantle conditions

by Charlie Smith | Dec 5, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Chen, Sibo, Siheng Wang, Xintong Qi, Man Xu, Tony Yu, Yanbin Wang, and Baosheng Li. “Invisible water in subducted crust: Lawsonite velocity anomalies under mantle conditions.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, no. 49 (2025): e2506548122.

Viscosity of Dry and Hydrous Diopside Melts at High Pressures: Implications for Upper Mantle Magma Dynamics

by Charlie Smith | Dec 4, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Chen, Q., Zhao, B., Yu, T., Ashley, A. W., & Wang, Y. (2025). Viscosity of dry and hydrous diopside melts at high pressures: Implications for upper mantle magma dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB032842.

Elasticity of davemaoite as a primary contributor to lower-mantle heterogeneities

by Charlie Smith | Nov 27, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Zhou, Wen-Yi, Ming Hao, Wenhao Su, Taehyun Kim, Sibo Chen, Sang-Heon Shim, Dongzhou Zhang, Phuong QH Nguyen, Katherine Armstrong, and Jin S. Zhang. “Elasticity of davemaoite as a primary contributor to lower-mantle heterogeneities.” Science 390, no. 6776 (2025):...

Effect of multiple calcination cycles on CO2 capture efficiency during carbonation of MgO in a mineral looping process

by Charlie Smith | Nov 10, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Tajuelo Rodriguez, E., Anovitz, L.M., Adapa, S., Yuan, Ke, Hensley, D., Chung, D-Y., Boebinger, M.G., Stack, A.G., Weber, J. Effect of multiple calcination cycles on CO2 capture efficiency during carbonation of MgO in a mineral looping process. Sci Rep 15, 39193...