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New Group Paper: A fresh look at fluids in ordinary chondrites

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This post was written by Rhian Jones. ********** In the early days of the Solar System, 4.6 billion years ago, the new Sun was surrounded by a disk of gas and dust called the Solar Nebula. Current models for formation … Continue reading

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New Group Paper about the Origin of Chondrules

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This blog has been written by group member Dr Rhian Jones —————————————— Chondrules are small round stony beads that are the main component of chondrite meteorites. They date to within about 2 million years of the formation of the solar … Continue reading

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