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. 2023 Dec 7;10(1):874.
doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02807-7.

The UCLA Cosmochemistry Database

Bidong Zhang  1 , Kerstin A Lehnert  2 , Alan E Rubin  3   4 , Kevin D McKeegan  3 , Paul H Warren  3 , Jennifer L Mays  2 , Lucia R Profeta  2 , Annika K Johansson  2 , Peng Ni  3 , Edward D Young  3 , Frank T Kyte  3 , Ming-Chang Liu  3   5 , Emilie T Dunham  3 , Haolan Tang  3   6 , Peng Ji  2 , Juan D Figueroa-Salazar  2
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The UCLA Cosmochemistry Database

Bidong Zhang et al. Sci Data. .

Abstract

The UCLA Cosmochemistry Database was initiated as part of a data-rescue and -storage project aimed at archiving a variety of cosmochemical data acquired at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The data collection includes elemental compositions of extraterrestrial materials analyzed by UCLA cosmochemists over the last five decades. The analytical techniques include atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and neutron activation analysis (NAA) at UCLA. The data collection is stored on the Astromaterials Data System (Astromat). We provide both interactive tables and downloadable datasheets for users to access all data. The UCLA Cosmochemistry Database archives cosmochemical data that are essential tools for increasing our understanding of the nature and origin of extraterrestrial materials. Future studies can reference the data collection in the examination, analysis, and classification of newly acquired extraterrestrial samples.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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