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Geophysical Impacts and Spectroscopic Identification of a Hydrous Iron Sulfate on Icy Worlds
Pardo, O. S., Palfey, W. R., Liu, Z., Goddard, W. A., III, Rossman, G. R., & Jackson, J. M. (2026). Geophysical impacts and spectroscopic identification of a hydrous iron sulfate on icy worlds....
High Pressure Formation of the Eight-Fold Coordinated Post-Post Spinel MgFe2O4
Zurkowski, Claire C., Jing Yang, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, and Yingwei Fei. “High pressure formation of the eight‐fold coordinated post‐post spinel MgFe2O4.” Geophysical Research Letters...
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The Effects of Iron and Manganese Doping on the Carbonation of Brucite [Mg(OH)2]
Chung, Dong Youn, Juliane Weber, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Barbara R. Evans, Ke Yuan, Sai Adapa, Matthew G. Boebinger et al. “The Effects of Iron and Manganese Doping on the Carbonation of Brucite [Mg...
Density of Sodium Aluminosilicate Melts Along the NaAlSiO4-NaAlSi3O8 Join at High Pressure: In-Situ Measurements and Re-Calibration of a Modified Hard-Sphere Equation of State For Silicate Melts
Xu, Man, Zhicheng Jing, James A. Van Orman, Qingyang Hu, Qi Chen, Tony Yu, and Yanbin Wang. “Density of sodium aluminosilicate melts along the NaAlSiO4‐NaAlSi3O8 join at high pressure: In‐situ...
Sound Velocities of FeO-Bearing Ringwoodite and Majorite: Implication for Martian Mantle Seismic Profiles
Li, Luo, Takayuki Ishii, Young Jay Ryu, Dongzhou Zhang, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, and Jung‐Fu Lin. “Sound velocities of FeO‐bearing ringwoodite and majorite: Implication for Martian...
A simple wire-coil resistive heater for high temperature radial x-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell
Armstrong, K., Hamilton, S. G., Keane, J., Gombart, J. S., Kunz, M., Tolbert, S. H., and Williams, Q. "A simple wire-coil resistive heater for high temperature radial x-ray diffraction in a diamond...
Elasticity of β-Mg2SiO4 containing 1.2 wt% H2O to 10 GPa and 600 K by ultrasonic interferometry with synchrotron X-radiation
Noda, M., Gwanmesia, G. D., Whitaker, M. L., Chen, H., Inoue, T., Sakamoto, N., and Yurimoto, H. "Elasticity of β-Mg2SiO4 containing 1.2 wt% H2O to 10 GPa and 600 K by ultrasonic interferometry with...
Permeability Enhancement by Slow Faulting Under HighPore Fluid Pressure
Mandolini, T., Zega, Z., Rivers, M., & Zhu, W. (2026). Permeability enhancement by slow faulting under high pore fluid pressure. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL119145.
Equation of state of Fe-bearing epidote-group minerals determined by X-ray diffraction
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.