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Overview

Franck Poitrasson is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular focus on geochemistry and petrology.

Their recent publications cover various aspects of isotope geochemistry and elemental analysis. Notable papers include:

  • First-principles calculation of iron and silicon isotope fractionation between Fe-bearing minerals at magmatic temperatures: The importance of second atomic neighbors (2021) published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Mechanisms and rates of pyrite formation from hydrothermal fluid revealed by iron isotopes (2021) published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Silicon Isotope Analyses of Soil and Plant Reference Materials: An Inter-Comparison of Seven Laboratories (2021) published in Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Stable Zn isotopes reveal the uptake and toxicity of zinc oxide engineered nanomaterials in Phragmites australis (2020) published in Environmental Science Nano
  • Impact of deforestation on soil iron chemistry and isotope signatures in Amazonia (2021) published in Chemical Geology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Franck Poitrasson include:

  • Marc Blanchard
  • Ségolène Rabin
  • Michel Grégoire
  • Sandrine Baron
  • Carlos Pinilla

Their work is often published in prominent scientific journals with a significant number of publications in:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology
  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Environmental Science Nano

Franck Poitrasson's research spans key subfields within Earth and Planetary Sciences, particularly:

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geophysics
  • Paleontology
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Plant Science

Main topics explored in their scientific contributions include:

  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • Mine Drainage and Remediation Techniques
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Best Publications

  • Concomitant separation of strontium and samarium-neodymium for isotopic analysis in silicate samples, based on specific extraction chromatography

    Christian Pin;Danielle Briot;Chantal Bassin;Franck Poitrasson

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Sylvestre Maurice;Bruce Barraclough;Bruce Barraclough;Muriel Saccoccio

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description

    S. Maurice;R. C. Wiens;M. Saccoccio;B. Barraclough

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • Heavy iron isotope composition of granites determined by high resolution MC-ICP-MS

    Franck Poitrasson;Rémi Freydier

  • Iron isotope differences between Earth, Moon, Mars and Vesta as possible records of contrasted accretion mechanisms

    Franck Poitrasson;Alexander N. Halliday;Der-Chuen Lee;Sylvain Levasseur

  • Electron microprobe and LA-ICP-MS study of monazite hydrothermal alteration: Implications for U-Th-Pb geochronology and nuclear ceramics

    Franck Poitrasson;Franck Poitrasson;Simon Chenery;Thomas J Shepherd

  • Contrasted monazite hydrothermal alteration mechanisms and their geochemical implications

    Franck Poitrasson;Franck Poitrasson;Simon Chenery;David J. Bland

  • Comparison of ultraviolet femtosecond and nanosecond laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis in glass, monazite, and zircon

    Franck Poitrasson;Xianglei Mao;Samuel S. Mao;Rémi Freydier

  • Iron isotope fractionation between pyrite (FeS2), hematite (Fe2O3) and siderite (FeCO3): A first-principles density functional theory study

    Marc Blanchard;Franck Poitrasson;Merlin Méheut;Michele Lazzeri

  • An experimental study of the dissolution stoichiometry and rates of a natural monazite as a function of temperature from 50 to 230 °C and pH from 1.5 to 10

    Eric H. Oelkers;Franck Poitrasson

  • Experimental determination of synthetic NdPO4 monazite end-member solubility in water from 21°C to 300°C: implications for rare earth element mobility in crustal fluids

    Franck Poitrasson;Eric Oelkers;Jacques Schott;Jean-Marc Montel

  • Planetary and meteoritic Mg/Si and δ30Si variations inherited from solar nebula chemistry

    Nicolas Dauphas;Franck Poitrasson;Christoph Burkhardt;Hiroshi Kobayashi

  • Fe isotope and trace element geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic syn-glacial Rapitan iron formation

    Galen P. Halverson;Franck Poitrasson;Paul F. Hoffman;Paul F. Hoffman;Anne Nédélec

  • The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France)

    Franck Poitrasson;Jean-Louis Duthou;Christian Pin

  • Silicon Isotope Geochemistry

    Franck Poitrasson

  • Extreme iron isotope fractionation between colloids and particles of boreal and temperate organic-rich waters

    Svetlana M. Ilina;Svetlana M. Ilina;Franck Poitrasson;Sergey A. Lapitskiy;Yuriy V. Alekhin

  • The current state and future of accessory mineral research

    Franck Poitrasson;John M. Hanchar;Urs Schaltegger

  • On the iron isotope homogeneity level of the continental crust

    Franck Poitrasson

  • Springwater chloride ion anomaly prior to a ML = 5.2 Pyrenean earthquake

    J.P. Toutain;M. Munoz;F. Poitrasson;A.C. Lienard

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Pin
Christian Pin Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand The Open University
Oleg S. Pokrovsky
Oleg S. Pokrovsky National Research Tomsk State University
Géraldine Sarthou
Géraldine Sarthou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
David T. Vaniman
David T. Vaniman Planetary Science Institute
Alex N. Halliday
Alex N. Halliday Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Jérôme Viers
Jérôme Viers Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Liudmila S. Shirokova
Liudmila S. Shirokova Paul Sabatier University
Olivier Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault Paul Sabatier University
José Luis Araus
José Luis Araus University of Barcelona

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