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Frédéric Moynier

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 2006

Isotope Geochemistry, Magmatism and Tectonics

Professor Moynier measures the isotopic compositions of terrestrial, lunar and meteoritic materials to understand 1) the chronology of the first million years of the Solar System, 2) the physical and chemical processes which have modified these materials, and 3) the nucleosynthesis and the stellar environments at the birth of our Solar System. To reach this goal, he uses high precision mass spectrometry associated with chemical purifications in ultra-clean chemistry lab.

Moynier, F., Koeberl, C., Beck, P., Jourdan, F. and Telouk, P. in press. Isotopic fractionation of Cu in tektites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Moynier, F., Fujii, T. and Albarede, F. In press. Nuclear field shift effect as a possible cause of Te isotopic anomalies in the early Solar System-an alternative explanation of Fehr et al. (2006 and 2009). Meteoritics and Planetary Science.

Moynier F., Dauphas N., and Podosek F. A. 2009. Search for 70Zn anomalies in meteorites. Astrophysical Journal Letters 700, L92-L95.

Fujii T., Moynier F., and Albarede F. In press. The nuclear field shift effect in chemical exchange reactions. Chemical Geology.

Fujii T., Moynier F. and Albarède F. In press. Isotope fractionation of cadmium in chemical exchange reaction using solvent. Chemical Geology.

Moynier, F., Pichat, S., Pons, M.-L., Fike, D.A., Balter, V., & Albarede, F. 2009. Isotopic fractionation and transport mechanisms of Zn in plants, Chemical Geology 267: 125 ­ 130.

Herzog G., Moynier F., Albarede F., and Berezhnoy A. 2009. Isotopic and elemental abundances of copper and zinc in lunar basalts, glasses, and soils, a terrestrial basalt, Pelé’s hair, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73, 5884-5904.

Moynier, F., Koeberl, C., Quitte, G., and Telouk, P. In press, A tungsten isotope approach to search for meteoritic components in terrestrial rocks, Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Fujii T., Moynier F., Telouk P. and Albarède F. In Press. Nuclear field shift effect in the isotope exchange reaction of cadmium using a crown ether. Chemical Geology.

Simon J., DePaolo D., and Moynier F. 2009. Calcium isotope composition of meteorites, Earth, and Mars, Astrophysical Journal 702, 707-715.

Moynier, F., Beck, P., Jourdan, F., Yin, QZ, Reimold, UW, and Koeberl C., 2009, Isotopic fractionation of Zn in tektites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 277, 482-489.

Moynier F.,Fujii T. and Telouk P., 2009, Mass-independent isotopic fractionation of tin in chemical exchange reaction using a crown ether, Analytica et Chimica Acta 632, 634-639.

Jacobsen B., Yin, Q. Z., Moynier F., Amelin, Y., Krot S., Nagashima K., Hutcheon I., and Palme H. S. 2008. Al-Mg and Pb-Pb systematics in Allende CAIs: Canonical solar initial 27Al/26Al ratio reinstated. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 278: 353-364

Moynier F., Yin QZ and Jacobsen B. 2007. Dating the first stage of planet formation. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 671, L181-L183.

Moynier F., Fujii T., Telouk P and Albarède F. 2008. Isotope separation of Te in chemical exchange system with Dyclohexano-18-crown-ether-6. Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Technology. Suppl. 5. 10-14.

Fujii T., Moynier F., Yin, QZ, and Yamana H. 2008. Mass-independent isotope fractionation in the chemical exchange reaction of chromium (III) using a crown ether. Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Technology. Suppl. 5. 6-9

Bosch D., Blichert-Toft J., Moynier F., Nelson BK, and Albarede F. 2008. Pb, Hf and Nd isotope compositions of the two Reunion volcanoes (Indian Ocean): a tale of two small-scale mantle "blobs"? Earth and Planetary Science Letters 265, 748-768.

Bouvier A., Blichert-Toft J., Moynier F., Vervoort J. and Albarède F. 2007. New Pb-Pb ages relevant to the accretion and cooling history of chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71, 1583-1604.

Yin Q.-Z., Jacobsen B., Moynier F. and Hutcheon I. D. 2007. Toward consistent chronology in the early Solar System: High resolution 53Mn-53Cr Chronometry for Chondrules. Astrophysical Journal Letters 662, L43-L46.

Moynier F., Blichert-Toft J., Luck J.M., Telouk P. and Albarede F. 2007. Comparative stable isotope geochemistry of Ni, Cu, Zn, and Fe in chondrites and iron meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71, 4365-4379.

Fujii T., Moynier F. and Albarède F. 2006. Nuclear field vs nucleosynthetic effects as cause of isotopic anomalies in the early Solar System. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 247, 1-9.

Moynier F., Bouvier A., Blichert-Toft J., Telouk P., Gasperini D., and Albarède F. 2006. Eu isotopic variations in Allende CAI and the nature of mass-dependent fractionation in the solar nebula. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70, 4287-4294.

Moynier F., Albarède, F and Herzog G. Isotopic fractionation of Zn, Cu and Fe in lunar materials. 2006. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70, 6103-6117

Fujii T., Moynier F. and Albarède F. 2006. Mass-Independent Isotope Fractionation of Molybdenum and Ruthenium and the Origin of Isotopic Anomalies in Murchison. The Astrophysical Journal 647, 1506-1516.

Fujii T., Moynier F. and Albarède F. 2006. Isotope Fractionation of Iron(III) in Chemical Exchange Reaction Using Solvent Extraction Technique with a Crown Ether. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 110, 11108-11112.

See also Department Publications

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05-Nov-2009
 
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