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Emergent Behavior at the Calcite–Water Interface during Reactive Transport in a Simple Microfluidic Channel
Bektur Abdilla, Daniel J. Minahan, Jason P. Gleghorn, YoungJae Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, and Neil C. Sturchio, Emergent Behavior at the Calcite–Water Interface during Reactive Transport in a Simple Microfluidic Channel, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00424

Elasticity of Hydrated Al-Bearing Stishovite and Post-Stishovite: Implications for Understanding Regional Seismic VS Anomalies Along Subducting Slabs in the Lower Mantle
Yanyao Zhang, Suyu Fu, Shun-ichiro Karato, Takuo Okuchi, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Jung-Fu Lin, “Elasticity of Hydrated Al-Bearing Stishovite and Post-Stishovite: Implications for Understanding Regional Seismic V[subscript S] Anomalies Along Subducting Slabs in the Lower Mantle,” JGR Sol. Earth 127 (4), e2021JB023170 (2022). DOI: 10.1029/2021JB023170

X-Ray Computed Tomography for Studying the Effect of Durability Testing on Aggregate Pore Characteristics
Qamhia, Issam and Titi, Hani and Tabatabai, Habib, X-Ray Computed Tomography for Studying the Effect of Durability Testing on Aggregate Pore Characteristics.

The crystal structure of Fe2S at 90 GPa based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques
Claire C. Zurkowski, Barbara Lavina, Stella Chariton, Sergey Tkachev, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Andrew J. Campbell; The crystal structure of Fe2S at 90 GPa based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. American Mineralogist 2022;; 107 (4): 739–743.

The absorption indicatrix as an empirical model to describe anisotropy in X-ray absorption spectra of pyroxenes
Cody J. Steven, M. Darby Dyar, Molly McCanta, Matthew Newville, Antonio Lanzirotti; The absorption indicatrix as an empirical model to describe anisotropy in X-ray absorption spectra of pyroxenes. American Mineralogist 2022;; 107 (4): 654–663.

Radiation-induced changes in vanadium speciation in basaltic glasses: Implications for oxybarometry measurements using vanadium K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Antonio Lanzirotti, Stephen Sutton, Matthew Newville, Elisabet Head; Radiation-induced changes in vanadium speciation in basaltic glasses: Implications for oxybarometry measurements using vanadium K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. American Mineralogist 2022;; 107 (4): 729–738.

Effect of structural water on the elasticity of orthopyroxene
Mingqiang Hou, Wen-Yi Zhou, Ming Hao, Florian Tian-Siang Hua, Jennifer Kung, Dongzhou Zhang, Przemyslaw K. Dera, Jin S. Zhang; Effect of structural water on the elasticity of orthopyroxene. American Mineralogist 2022;; 107 (4): 703–708.

A high-pressure, clinopyroxene-structured polymorph of albite in highly shocked terrestrial and meteoritic rocks
Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, Mihye Kong, John R. Beckett, Eran Greenberg, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Yongjae Lee; A high-pressure, clinopyroxene-structured polymorph of albite in highly shocked terrestrial and meteoritic rocks. American Mineralogist 2022;; 107 (4): 625–630.

Thermal equation of state of the main minerals of eclogite:Constraining the density evolution of eclogite duringthe delamination process in Tibet
Zhilin Ye, Dawei Fan, Bo Li, Qizhe Tang, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, and Wenge Zhou, hermal equation of state of the main minerals of eclogite: Constr https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-745-2022aining the density evolution of eclogite during the delamination process in Tibet, Solid Earth, 13, 745–759, 2022

Pressure-Induced Amorphization and Crystallization of Heterophase Pd Nanostructures
Li, Q., Cheng, H., Xing, C., Guo, S., Wu, X., Zhang, L., Zhang, D., Liu, X., Wen, X., Lü, X., Zhang, H., Quan, Z., Pressure-Induced Amorphization and Crystallization of Heterophase Pd Nanostructures. Small 2022, 2106396.