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Michael J. Walter
Director, Carnegie Institution for Science
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Metal–Silicate Partitioning of Pd at Earth’s Core Formation Conditions and Implications for Late Accretion
EXPLORING EARTH’S EVOLUTION: THE HADEAN THROUGH THE PRESENT II ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 14 december 2023
Rebecca A. Fischer, Terry-Ann Suer, Austin Akey, E...
Highly siderophile elements (HSEs) are present in the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) in higher abundances than expected based on their siderophility at mod...
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Ferric iron stabilization at deep magma ocean conditions.
PROBING EARTH AND PLANETARY MATERIALS UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS I ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 13 december 2023
Hongluo Zhang, Marc M. Hirschmann, Michael J. Walt...
The redox-depth profile of a convecting magma ocean (MO) has been explored through theoretical and experimental studies1-7. Both experiments and first...
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Electrical Conductivity and Sound Velocities of Talc under High Pressure and High Temperature Conditions
STATE OF THE ARC: QUESTIONS AND PROGRESS ON SUBDUCTION ZONE GEODYNAMICS I POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 12 december 2023
Ming Hao, Emmanuel Codillo, Anne Pommier, Michael ...
Talc is an important vehicle for water transport in subduction zones as it contains approximately 5 wt.% water. However, available electrical conducti...
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Sublithospheric diamonds record carbonate-mantle interaction from ferropericlase Fe and Mg isotopic compositions
STATE OF THE ARC: QUESTIONS AND PROGRESS ON SUBDUCTION ZONE GEODYNAMICS I POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 12 december 2023
Peng Ni, Steven B. Shirey, Janina Czas, Davide Nov...
Sublithospheric diamonds form in the deep upper mantle, transition zone and uppermost lower mantle by the transport and deep release of surficial C, H...
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A thermodynamically consistent disequilibrium model of reactive transport in partially molten rocks
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF PLANETARY MATERIALS II ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 11 december 2023
Cian R. Wilson, Anne Pommier, Emma Bullock, Michae...
The integration of laboratory experiments, transport models, and thermodynamics is a powerful method for inferring the physical and chemical propertie...
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Iron Melting at 80 GPa Using Pulsed Joule Heating
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL, COMPUTATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES IN EXPLORING DEEP PLANETARY INTERIORS IV ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 15 december 2022
Zachary M. Geballe, Jing Yang, Francesca Miozzi, C...
Measurements of the melting curve of iron are important for understanding Earth's core, from its formation, to the way it crystallizes and loses heat....
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The Origin of Deep Mantle Diamonds
NORMAN L. BOWEN AWARD LECTURE
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 13 december 2022
Michael J. Walter
The mineralogy and geochemistry of sublithospheric diamonds and their silicate and oxide inclusions yield a framework for an origin linking them to th...
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The Evolution of the Igneous Minerals: A Mineral Informatics Approach
THE EVOLUTION OF IGNEOUS SYSTEMS AS REVEALED BY SYNCHROTRON AND MICROANALYTICAL METHODS I ORAL
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 13 december 2022
Robert M. Hazen, Shaunna M. Morrison, Anirudh Prab...
We catalog, analyze, and visualize relationships among 1665 mineral species that are associated with igneous rock types through more than 4.5 billion ...
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