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Earth Science

D-Index
32
Citations
4329
World Ranking
8628
National Ranking
347

Best Publications

  • Icosahedrite, Al63Cu24Fe13, the first natural quasicrystal

    Luca Bindi;Paul J. Steinhardt;Nan Yao;Peter J. Lu

  • Evidence for the extraterrestrial origin of a natural quasicrystal

    Luca Bindi;John M. Eiler;Yunbin Guan;Lincoln S. Hollister

  • Natural quasicrystal with decagonal symmetry

    Luca Bindi;Nan Yao;Chaney Lin;Lincoln S. Hollister

  • RHENIUM-RICH MOLYBDENITE AND RHENIITE IN THE PAGONI RACHI Mo–Cu–Te–Ag–Au PROSPECT, NORTHERN GREECE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE Re GEOCHEMISTRY OF PORPHYRY-STYLE Cu–Mo AND Mo MINERALIZATION

    Panagiotis C. Voudouris;Vasilios Melfos;Paul G. Spry;Luca Bindi

  • Shock synthesis of quasicrystals with implications for their origin in asteroid collisions

    Paul D. Asimow;Chaney Lin;Luca Bindi;Chi Ma

  • Diamond-graphite relationships in ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks from the Kokchetav Massif, northern Kazakhstan

    Andrey V. Korsakov;Maria Perraki;Dmitry A. Zedgenizov;Luca Bindi

  • Extremely Re-Rich Molybdenite from Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Prospects in Northeastern Greece: Mode of Occurrence, Causes of Enrichment, and Implications for Gold Exploration

    Panagiotis Voudouris;Vasilios Melfos;Paul G. Spry;Luca Bindi

  • Impact-induced shock and the formation of natural quasicrystals in the early solar system

    Lincoln S. Hollister;Luca Bindi;Nan Yao;Gerald R. Poirier

  • Crystal chemistry of clinopyroxene from alkaline undersaturated rocks of the Monte Vulture Volcano, Italy

    Luca Bindi;Daniela Cellai;Leone Melluso;Sandro Conticelli

  • Crystal Chemistry of Sulfates from the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy). V. Scordariite, K8(Fe3+0.67□0.33)[Fe3+3O(SO4)6(H2O)3]2(H2O)11: A New Metavoltine-Related Mineral

    Cristian Biagioni;Luca Bindi;Daniela Mauro;Ulf Hålenius

  • Khatyrka, a new CV3 find from the Koryak Mountains, Eastern Russia

    Glenn J. Macpherson;Christopher L. Andronicos;Luca Bindi;Vadim V. Distler

  • Evidence for the charge disproportionation of iron in extraterrestrial bridgmanite.

    Luca Bindi;Sang Heon Shim;Thomas G. Sharp;Xiande Xie

  • Decagonite, Al71Ni24Fe5, a quasicrystal with decagonal symmetry from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite

    Luca Bindi;Nan Yao;Chaney Lin;Lincoln S. Hollister

  • Collisions in outer space produced an icosahedral phase in the Khatyrka meteorite never observed previously in the laboratory.

    Luca Bindi;Chaney Lin;Chi Ma;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Evidence of cross-cutting and redox reaction in Khatyrka meteorite reveals metallic-Al minerals formed in outer space

    Chaney Lin;Lincoln S. Hollister;Glenn J. MacPherson;Luca Bindi

  • Discovery of the Fe-analogue of akimotoite in the shocked Suizhou L6 chondrite.

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  • Poirierite, a dense metastable polymorph of magnesium iron silicate in shocked meteorites

    Naotaka Tomioka;Luca Bindi;Takuo Okuchi;Takuo Okuchi;Masaaki Miyahara

  • Cosmic history and a candidate parent asteroid for the quasicrystal-bearing meteorite Khatyrka

    Matthias M.M. Meier;Luca Bindi;Philipp R. Heck;April I. Neander

  • Discovery of asimowite, the Fe-analog of wadsleyite, in shock-melted silicate droplets of the Suizhou L6 and the Quebrada Chimborazo 001 CB3.0 chondrites

    Luca Bindi;Frank E. Brenker;Fabrizio Nestola;Tamara E. Koch

  • Hollisterite (Al3Fe), kryachkoite (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu), and stolperite (AlCu): Three new minerals from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite

    Chi Ma;Chaney Lin;Luca Bindi;Paul J. Steinhardt

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