Titanium silicate minerals encompass a diverse class of compounds in which titanium occupies coordination environments that can functionally substitute for silicon in the silicate framework. The ...
New data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows where crystalline silicates form around young stars and how disk outflows transport them to colder, outer regions.
For the first time, a high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO 3) has been identified as a naturally occurring mineral from Earth’s lower mantle, researchers report. The newly discovered ...