My research focuses on crystal structures and elastic properties of silicate and oxide minerals of the deep mantle. Initially, I did this by theoretical calculation and prediction of hydration sites, ...

Micrograph showing sheaves of parallel platy olivine crystals making so called "spinifex texture," from a komatiite flow at Wildara, Western Australia. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Mushroom-shaped crystal growth pattern in Chang'e-5 lunar samples Photo: Courtesy of Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, ...