Starting from the late 1980s, several groups of lower-mantle mineral inclusions in diamond
have been found. Three associations were established among them: juvenile ultramafic …

As part of the European LAGUNA design study on a next-generation neutrino detector, we
propose the liquid-scintillator detector LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) as a …

Chemical and physical Earth models agree little as to the radioactive power of the planet.
Each predicts a range of radioactive powers, overlapping slightly with the other at about 24 …

The lowermost (> 2400km) Earth's mantle mapped by seismic tomography is strongly
heterogeneous, the most striking feature being two large regions where shear-wave velocity …

The compositions of Earth materials are strikingly similar to those of enstatite chondrite
meteorites in many isotope systems. Although this suggests that Earth largely accreted from …

Compressional wave velocity-density (VP-ρ) relations of candidate Fe alloys at relevant
pressure-temperature conditions of the Earth's core are critically needed to evaluate the …

Isotopic anomalies in planetary materials reflect both early solar nebular heterogeneity
inherited from presolar stellar sources and processes that generated non-mass-dependent …

Iron is a redox-sensitive element. It forms poorly soluble iron oxyhydroxides in the presence
of O2, poorly soluble iron sulfides in the presence of dissolved sulfide, but soluble Fe (II) …

This study presents comprehensive strontium stable isotope (88Sr/86Sr) data, measured by
multiple-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC–ICP-MS), for a suite …

The outer core of the Earth contains several weight percent of one or more unknown light
elements, which may include silicon. Therefore it is critical to understand the high pressure …