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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Magnitude of stable iron isotope fractionation limited by multiple stages of terrestrial core formation

   Nathan and Jacobson · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 2026

   The authors modelled iron isotopes in Earth's mantle through multistage core formation and conclude that metal-silicate equilibration is unlikely to be the main cause of the mantle's iron isotopic composition.

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   1. UncheckedIn a multistage core-formation model, metal-silicate equilibration shifts the Earth's mantle iron isotopes by no more than typical measurement uncertainty.“We find that multiple stages of core formation rebalance the fractionating effect of metal-silicate equilibration for the iron isotopic system, comparable to or smaller than typical analytical uncertainties in mantle rocks.”