Aleksandra Stojic

Dr. Aleksandra Stojic

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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2020 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
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IWIris Weber
Iris Weber
ASAleksandra Stojic
Aleksandra Stojic
AMAndreas Morlok
Andreas Morlok
MRMaximilian P. Reitze
Maximilian P. Reitze
KMKathrin Markus
Kathrin Markus
JHJörn Helbert
Jörn Helbert

1 November 2017 in Icarus
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AMAndreas Morlok
Andreas Morlok
SKStephan Klemme
Stephan Klemme
IWIris Weber
Iris Weber
ASAleksandra Stojic
Aleksandra Stojic
MSMartin Sohn
Martin Sohn
HHHarald Hiesinger
Harald Hiesinger

1 November 2016 in Icarus
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AMAndreas Morlok
Andreas Morlok
ASAleksandra Stojic
Aleksandra Stojic
IWIris Weber
Iris Weber
HHHarald Hiesinger
Harald Hiesinger
MZMichael Zanetti
Michael Zanetti
JHJörn Helbert
Jörn Helbert

1 January 2020 in Icarus
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AMAndreas Morlok
Andreas Morlok
CHChristopher Hamann
Christopher Hamann
DMDayl Martin
Dayl Martin
IWIris Weber
Iris Weber
KJKatherine H. Joy
Katherine H. Joy
JHJörn Helbert
Jörn Helbert

27 January 2022 in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
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JMJuulia-Gabrielle Moreau
Juulia-Gabrielle Moreau
AJArgo Jõeleht
Argo Jõeleht
JAJaan Aruväli
Jaan Aruväli
MHMikko J. Heikkilä
Mikko J. Heikkilä
ASAleksandra Stojic
Aleksandra Stojic
SHSatu Hietala
Satu Hietala
Stoichiometric troilite (FeS) is a common phase in differentiated and undifferentiated meteorites. It is the endmember of the iron sulfide system. Troilite is important for investigating shock metamorphism in meteorites and studying spectral properties and space weathering of planetary bodies. Thus, obtaining coarse‐grained meteoritic troilite in quantities is beneficial for these fields. The previous synthesis of troilite was achieved by pyrite or pyrrhotite heating treatments or chemical syntheses. However, most of these works lacked a visual characterization of the step by step process and the final product, the production of large quantities, and they were not readily advertised to planetary scientists or the meteoritical research community. Here, we illustrate a two‐step heat treatment of pyrite to synthesize troilite. Pyrite powder was decomposed to pyrrhotite at 1023–1073 K for 4–6 h in Ar; the run product was then retrieved and reheated for 1 h at 1498–1598 K in N2 (gas). The minerals were analyzed with a scanning electron microscope, X‐ray diffraction (XRD) at room temperature, and in situ high‐temperature XRD. The primary observation of synthesis from pyrrhotite to troilite is the shift of a major diffraction peak from ~43.2°2θ to ~43.8°2θ. Troilite spectra matched an XRD analysis of natural meteoritic troilite. Slight contamination of Fe was observed during cooling to troilite, and alumina crucibles locally reacted with troilite. The habitus and size of troilite crystals allowed us to store it as large grains rather than powder; 27 g of pyrite yielded 17 g of stochiometric troilite.

1 November 2020 in Planetary and Space Science
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AMAndreas Morlok
Andreas Morlok
BSBenjamin Schiller
Benjamin Schiller
IWIris Weber
Iris Weber
MDMohit Melwani Daswani
Mohit Melwani Daswani
ASAleksandra Stojic
Aleksandra Stojic
JHJörn Helbert
Jörn Helbert