To address the sparse and inconsistent thermal expansion data previously available for almandine and spessartine garnets, this study “Revised PVT equations of state for almandine and spessartine garnets: implications for...
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Elastic thermobarometry using quartz inclusions in garnet (QuiG) faces reliability issues in high-temperature terranes due to tensile strain. To investigate this problem, the authors analysed QuiG results from Adirondack metapelites alongside...
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Crystal Palace is a program designed to automate the organization and analysis of refined crystal structures from parametric studies (varying pressure, temperature, or composition) using CIF files, eliminating the risks of manual data entry for...
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Stop struggling with messy Raman baselines! 💎 Fabrizio Nestola and team have just released RamanCrystalHunter (RCH)—a free, all-in-one software designed to take the headache out of mineral identification. Whether you’re analyzing complex...
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Omphacite’s Hidden Clues: A Step Forward in Raman Geobarometry Omphacite, a mineral commonly trapped inside garnet, could be a powerful tool for Raman elastic geobarometry—a technique that helps scientists determine the pressures ancient...
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Unlocking Omphacite’s Potential for Raman Geothermobarometry Omphacite, a complex silicate mineral found in diverse geological environments, holds promise for elastic Raman geothermobarometry—a technique used to determine the pressure and...
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New chapter for host-inclusion systems studies We finally started a new chapter on mineral host-inclusion studies by investigating processes that go beyond simple elasticity. The study of mineral rheology, how rocks and minerals deform under...
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First evaluation of stiff-in-soft host–inclusion systems We all have been habit to work and think about inclusions being preserved by their very stiff host. But have you ever wondered what would happen when a stiff inclusion has been entrapped...
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Matteo Alvaro and Marco Scambelluri nominated Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) is pleased to announce the new Fellows for 2023. Fellows are MSA members who have contributed...
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How does recorded temperature changes upon impact shock? Anna Barbaro and co-authors estimated temperature by a graphite-thermometer based on micro-raman spectroscopy data, on 5 ureilitic fragments (FRO 95028, FRO 01089, FRO 97013, FRO 01088 and...
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Are you working with mixed-phase inclusions? Ross J. Angel and co-authors finally provide the recipes to work out the elastic response of mixed-phase inclusions. Their study published in the European Journal of Mineralogy presents the theory of...
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First high-pressure laboratory experiment on host-inclusion systems In his new manuscript Nicola Campomenosi describes the results of the first laboratory experiments where quartz in garnet host-inclusion systems have investigated under high...
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