NASA NTRS · 19790042535
Trace element partitioning between ionic crystal and liquid
Abstract
The partitioning of trace elements between ionic crystals and the melt has been correlated with lattice energy of the host. The solid-liquid partition coefficient has been expressed in terms of the difference in relative ionic radius of the trace element and the homogeneous and heterogeneous strain of the host lattice. Predictions based on this model appear to be in general agreement with data for alkali nitrates and for rare-earth elements in natural garnet phenocrysts.
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Tsang, T., Philpotts, J. A., Yin, L.. 1978-01-01. Trace element partitioning between ionic crystal and liquid. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19790042535
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