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Fang-Zhen Teng is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular contributions in geophysics, geochemistry and petrology, atmospheric science, astronomy and astrophysics, and artificial intelligence as applied to these fields.

The scientist's recent publications include extensive work on potassium isotopes and their applications in geological processes. Notable papers include:

  • Potassium isotope fractionation during continental weathering and implications for global K isotopic balance, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Potassium isotopic composition of various samples using a dual-path collision cell-capable multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, Nu instruments Sapphire, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • Potassium isotopic heterogeneity in subducting oceanic plates, 2020, Science Advances
  • Potassium isotopic evidence for sedimentary input to the mantle source of Lesser Antilles lavas, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Potassium Isotope Fractionation During Magmatic Differentiation and the Composition of the Mantle, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Teng works regularly with a set of frequent coauthors, which include Ze-Zhou Wang, Yan Hu, Xinyang Chen, Xiaoming Liu, and Sheng-Ao Liu. Collaborative efforts with these researchers have contributed to advancing understanding in geochemical and geological phenomena.

The scientist's publications are frequently found in several prominent scientific venues, including:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Chemical Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The main research topics covered by Fang-Zhen Teng span a range of specialized subjects:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Best Publications

  • Magnesium isotopic composition of the Earth and chondrites

    Fang Zhen Teng;Wang Ye Li;Wang Ye Li;Shan Ke;Shan Ke;Bernard Marty

  • Lithium isotopic composition and concentration of the upper continental crust

    F.-Z. Teng;W.F. McDonough;R.L. Rudnick;C. Dalpé;C. Dalpé

  • Magnesium Isotope Geochemistry

    Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Investigation of magnesium isotope fractionation during basalt differentiation: Implications for a chondritic composition of the terrestrial mantle

    Fang Zhen Teng;Meenakshi Wadhwa;Rosalind T. Helz

  • Contrasting lithium and magnesium isotope fractionation during continental weathering

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Wang-Ye Li;Wang-Ye Li;Roberta L. Rudnick;L. Robert Gardner

  • Iron Isotope Fractionation During Magmatic Differentiation in Kilauea Iki Lava Lake

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;Rosalind T. Helz

  • Zinc isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation and the isotopic composition of the bulk Earth

    Heng Chen;Paul S. Savage;Fang-Zhen Teng;Rosalind T. Helz

  • Heterogeneous magnesium isotopic composition of the upper continental crust

    Wang Ye Li;Wang Ye Li;Fang Zhen Teng;Shan Ke;Shan Ke;Roberta L. Rudnick

  • Iron, zinc, magnesium and uranium isotopic fractionation during continental crust differentiation: The tale from migmatites, granitoids, and pegmatites

    Myriam Telus;Nicolas Dauphas;Frédéric Moynier;François L.H. Tissot

  • Diffusion-driven extreme lithium isotopic fractionation in country rocks of the Tin Mountain pegmatite

    Fang Zhen Teng;William F. McDonough;Roberta L. Rudnick;Richard J. Walker

  • Iron isotopic systematics of oceanic basalts

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;Shichun Huang;Bernard Marty

  • Magnesium isotope fractionation in silicate melts by chemical and thermal diffusion

    Frank M. Richter;E. Bruce Watson;Ruslan A. Mendybaev;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Non-Traditional Stable Isotopes: Retrospective and Prospective

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;James M. Watkins

  • Routine isotopic analysis of iron by HR-MC-ICPMS: How precise and how accurate?

    Nicolas Dauphas;Ali Pourmand;Fang Zhen Teng

  • Non-traditional fractionation of non-traditional isotopes: Evaporation, chemical diffusion and Soret diffusion

    Frank M. Richter;Nicolas Dauphas;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Magnesium isotopic systematics of continental basalts from the North China craton: Implications for tracing subducted carbonate in the mantle

    Wei Yang;Wei Yang;Fang-Zhen Teng;Hong-Fu Zhang;Shu-Guang Li;Shu-Guang Li

  • High-precision copper and iron isotope analysis of igneous rock standards by MC-ICP-MS

    Sheng-Ao Liu;Dandan Li;Shuguang Li;Fang-Zhen Teng;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Formation of the world's largest REE deposit through protracted fluxing of carbonatite by subduction-derived fluids

    Ming-Xing Ling;Yu-Long Liu;Ian S. Williams;Fang-Zhen Teng

  • Diffusion-driven magnesium and iron isotope fractionation in Hawaiian olivine

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;Rosalind T. Helz;Shan Gao;Shan Gao

  • Adsorption- and desorption-controlled magnesium isotope fractionation during extreme weathering of basalt in Hainan Island, China

    Kang-Jun Huang;Kang-Jun Huang;Fang-Zhen Teng;Gang-Jian Wei;Jin-Long Ma

  • Investigation of magnesium isotope fractionation during granite differentiation: Implication for Mg isotopic composition of the continental crust

    Sheng-Ao Liu;Sheng-Ao Liu;Fang-Zhen Teng;Yongsheng He;Shan Ke;Shan Ke

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberta L. Rudnick
Roberta L. Rudnick University of California, Santa Barbara
Shuguang Li
Shuguang Li China University of Geosciences
Shan Ke
Shan Ke China University of Geosciences
Ben-Xun Su
Ben-Xun Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
William F. McDonough
William F. McDonough University of Maryland, College Park
Nicolas Dauphas
Nicolas Dauphas University of Hong Kong
Sheng-Ao Liu
Sheng-Ao Liu China University of Geosciences
Shan Gao
Shan Gao China University of Geosciences
Yaoling Niu
Yaoling Niu China University of Geosciences
Hong-Fu Zhang
Hong-Fu Zhang Northwest University

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