Experimental Geochemistry

这个正在进行的研究项目将集中在确定各种亲石、亲铁和铂族元素的矿物/熔体分配系数的实验上。亲石和亲铁实验将在多砧仪器中进行，将涉及钙钛矿和镁武矿，其结果最终将用于阐明地球的早期历史。铂族元素的实验将在气体混合炉中进行，将包括硫化物，尖晶石和各种含钛辅助矿物的研究，并将扩展我们对贵金属和经济可开采矿床的理解。

This ongoing research project will focus on experiments to determine the mineral/melt partition coefficients for a variety of lithophile, siderophile, and platinum group elements. The lithophile and siderophile experiments will be carried out in multianvil apparatus, will involve perovskite and magnesiowustite, and the results will ultimately have application in elucidating the early history of the Earth. The experiments on the platinum group elements will be carried out in gas mixing furnaces, will include studies of sulfide, spinel, and various Ti-bearing accessory minerals, and will extend our understanding of noble metals and economically exploitable mineral deposits.