Heavy iron isotope composition of iron meteorites explained by core crystallization
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0617-y
Abstract: Similar to Earth, many large planetesimals in the Solar System experienced planetary-scale processes such as accretion, melting and differentiation. As their cores cooled and solidified, substantial chemical fractionation occurred due to solid metal–liquid metal fractionation.… read more here.
Keywords: iron meteorites; iron isotope; core crystallization; crystallization ... See more keywords