Shock-transformation of whitlockite to merrillite and the implications for meteoritic phosphate

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-6-2017

Publication Title

Nature Communications

Volume

8

Abstract

Meteorites represent the only samples available for study on Earth of a number of planetary bodies. The minerals within meteorites therefore hold the key to addressing numerous questions about our solar system. Of particular interest is the Ca-phosphate mineral merrillite, the anhydrous end-member of the merrillite-whitlockite solid solution series

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