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Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science—In Memory of Dr. Göstar Klingelhöfer

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 April 2020) | Viewed by 10514

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Dr. Michael Oshtrakh

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Department of Experimental Physics, Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Interests: Mössbauer spectroscopy; iron-containing biomolecules and pharmaceuticals; biomedical applications; iron-bearing minerals in meteorites; iron-containing nanoparticles and nanostructured materials
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Dear Colleagues,

Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique that is actively used in various fields from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine. R. Mössbauer, who observed nuclear γ-resonance in 1957, got a Nobel Prize in physics in 1960 for this discovery. 57Fe is most widely used nuclei in Mössbauer spectroscopy. Therefore, a large variety of compounds containing iron can be studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy. It is well known that planetary minerals contain a number of iron-bearing compounds. Therefore, the matter from various meteorites, asteroids and planets can be studied using Mössbauer spectroscopy as additional powerful technique. This Special Issue will consider the bases of Mössbauer spectroscopy and reviews on various results of more than 50 years of experience of Mössbauer spectroscopy of meteorites and recent investigation of Mars’ surface using two rovers.

This Special Issue will be dedicated to the memory of Dr. Göstar Klingelhöfer, who was a pioneer of Mars investigation using Mössbauer spectroscopy and untimely passed away last January.

Dr. Michael Oshtrakh
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Keywords

  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • Meteorites
  • Mars
  • Iron-bearing minerals
  • Hyperfine interactions
  • Iron-bearing phase composition
  • Fe2+ partitioning in silicate phases
  • Temperature of cation equilibrium distribution in silicate phases
  • Systematics of H, L and LL ordinary chondrites
  • Meteorites weathering and the fusion crust
  • Estimation of terrestrial age of ordinary chondrites

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57Fe Mössbauer Analysis of Meteorites and Tektites
by Benilde F. O. Costa, Eduardo Ivo Alves, Pedro A. O. C. Silva and António C. Batista
Minerals 2021, 11(6), 628; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060628 - 12 Jun 2021
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This review presents studies on iron meteorites (Campo del Cielo fall and an unregistered iron meteorite), an unregistered stony meteorite from Northwest Africa, and 13 tektites from the American, European, and Australasian strewn fields. The main experimental technique used in the studies was [...] Read more.
This review presents studies on iron meteorites (Campo del Cielo fall and an unregistered iron meteorite), an unregistered stony meteorite from Northwest Africa, and 13 tektites from the American, European, and Australasian strewn fields. The main experimental technique used in the studies was Mössbauer spectroscopy, both in transmission and backscattering geometries. For the latter, a MIMOS II spectrometer was used. Additionally, optical and scanning electron microscopies and X-ray diffraction were used. In the studied iron meteorites, kamacite is found as the main mineral. Campo del Cielo meteorite exhibits Widmanstätten patterns and schreibersite inclusions. The unregistered iron meteorite has Neumann lines and schreibersite inclusions. We have assigned Campo del Cielo as an octahedrite and the unregistered iron meteorite as a hexahedrite. The unregistered stony meteorite is composed mainly of iron-free silicates; at 4.2 K, the spectrum indicates maghemite and 1% troilite. The Cambodian tektite appeared individualized from other australasites, unlike the moldavite, which tends to cluster with them. Our analyses do not allow dismissing doubts on the provenance of tibetanites. The Fe3+/Fe2+ ratio was found to be higher for Muong Nong-type tektites than for splash-form tektites, as expected from their morphology and solidification from melt at lower temperature. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science—In Memory of Dr. Göstar Klingelhöfer)
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Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and Mars
by Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael V. Goryunov and Michael I. Oshtrakh
Minerals 2021, 11(6), 614; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060614 - 08 Jun 2021
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Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine. Rudolf L. Mössbauer, who observed nuclear γ-resonance and published his results in 1958, got a Nobel Prize in physics in [...] Read more.
Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine. Rudolf L. Mössbauer, who observed nuclear γ-resonance and published his results in 1958, got a Nobel Prize in physics in 1961 for this discovery. 57Fe is the most widely used nucleus in Mössbauer spectroscopy. Therefore, a large variety of compounds containing iron can be studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy. It is well known that planetary matter contains various iron-bearing phases and minerals. Therefore, the extraterrestrial material from different meteorites, asteroids, and planets can be studied using 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy as an additional powerful technique. Two parts of this review consider the results of more than 50 years of experience of Mössbauer spectroscopy applied for the studies of various meteorites, soils and rocks from the Moon and a recent investigation of the Martian surface using two rovers equipped with miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometers. Part I considered the results of Mössbauer spectroscopy of undifferentiated meteorites. Part II discusses the results of Mössbauer spectroscopy of differentiated meteorites formed in asteroids and protoplanets due to matter differentiation, as well as Lunar and Martian matter. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science—In Memory of Dr. Göstar Klingelhöfer)
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Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part I: Undifferentiated Meteorites
by Alevtina A. Maksimova and Michael I. Oshtrakh
Minerals 2021, 11(6), 612; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060612 - 08 Jun 2021
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Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique that is actively used in various fields, from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine. Rudolf L. Mössbauer, who observed nuclear γ-resonance and published his results in 1958, received a Nobel Prize in physics in [...] Read more.
Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique that is actively used in various fields, from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine. Rudolf L. Mössbauer, who observed nuclear γ-resonance and published his results in 1958, received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1961 for this discovery. The 57Fe is the most widely used nucleus in Mössbauer spectroscopy. Therefore, a large variety of compounds containing iron can be studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy. It is well known that planetary matter contains various iron-bearing phases and minerals. Therefore, the extraterrestrial material from different meteorites, asteroids, and planets can be studied using 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy as additional powerful technique. Two parts of this review consider the results of more than 50 years of experience of Mössbauer spectroscopy applied for the studies of various meteorites, soils and rocks from the Moon and recent investigation of the Mars surface using two rovers equipped with miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometers. Part I will discuss known results on Mössbauer spectroscopy of undifferentiated meteorites, which are the most primitive and formed with the solar system. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science—In Memory of Dr. Göstar Klingelhöfer)
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