Research Foci
- Chronology of the early solar system using short-lived nuclides
- Early evolution of the solar nebula as inferred from nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in meteorites and meteorite components
- Accretion and differentiation of asteroids and terrestrial planets
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Academic Education
- Venia Legendi for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Dr. rer. nat. (with honours), Institute of Mineralogy, WWU Münster
- Diplom (German equivalent of Master) in Mineralogy, WWU Münster
- Diplom (German equivalent of Master) in Geology and Palaentology, WWU
Positions
- Professor (Chair) for Planetology, University of Muenster
- Assistant Professor for Isotope Geochemistry, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Senior Research Scientist (Oberassistent), Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Mineralogy, University of Muenster
- Research Assistant, Institute of Mineralogy, University of Muenster
Honors
- Appointment as Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts – North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (NRW-AdW)
- ERC Consolidator Grant – European Research Council (ERC)
- Marie Curie Fellowship – European Commission
- Fellow of the Meteoritical Society – The Meteoritical Society
- F.W. Clarke Award – The Geochemical Society
- SNF-Förderungsprofessur – Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)
- Victor-Moritz-Goldschmidt-Preis – Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
- Nier Priize – The Meteoritical Society
- Paul-Ramdohr-Preis – Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
External Functions
- Member of the European Association of Geochemistry
- Member of the Geochemical Society
- Member of the Meteoritical Society
- Member of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG)
Projects
- SFB TRR 170: Late Accretion onto Terrestrial Planets ()
Main DFG-Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - CRC TRR 170 - A05: Chronology of lunar crust formation and its relation to the age of the Moon ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - CRC TRR 170 - B03: Tracing the origin of the late veneer using nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in siderophile elements ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - CRC TRR 170 - C03: 182W heterogeneities in Earth's mantle – early differentiation, late accretion, and core-mantle interaction ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - CRC TRR 170 - MGK: Integrated Research Training Group "Planetary Sciences" ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - CRC TRR 170 - Z:Central Task of the Collaborative Research Center ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/2 - Refractory Material from Early Times – REMELT ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: EB 557/5-1 - CRC TRR 170 - C03: Preservation of 182W heterogeneities in the Earth's mantle – implications for the timing and nature of late accretion ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/1 - CRC TRR 170 - B03: Tracing the origin of the late veneer using nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in siderophile elements ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Project Number: TRR 170/1 - The elements of existence: Understanding the astrophysical and earliest formation period of the solar system ()
Individual Granted Project: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung - Sofja Kovalevskaja-Preis - EUROPLANET 2020 Research Infrastructure – EPN2020-RI ()
EU-Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: EU H2020 - Research and innovation actions | Project Number: 654208 - New isotope tracers for core formation in terrestrial planets – ISOCORE ()
EU-Project Hosted at University the of Münster: EU FP 7 - ERC Consolidator Grants | Project Number: 616564 - New constraints on the bulk composition and compositional evolution of the Earth from La-Ce isotope measurements ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: STR 853/5-1 - Spezialdünnschliffpräparation von porösem Gestein in Kontakt zu duktilem Eisen ()
Individual Granted Project: Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung - SPP 1385 - Teilprojekt: Planetesimal accretion timescales inferred from Hf-W chronometry ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: KL 1857/3-2 - SPP 1385 - Subproject: Isotope anomalies in meteoritic materials and the dynamical evolution of the solar nebula: Contraints from Cr, Ti and O isotopes ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: KL 1857/4-2 - Pd-Ag chronometry of iron meteorites and the accretion and thermal history of differentiated protoplanets – FI 1704/1-1 ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: FI 1704/1-1 - Establishing the Core facility Münster Isotope research center – MIRC ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: STR 853/3-1 - Lu-Hf systematics and the early silicate differentiation history of the Moon ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: SP 1385/1-1 - SPP 1385 - Subproject: Planetesimal accretion timescales inferred from Hf-W chronometry ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: KL 1857/3-1 - SPP 1385 - Subproject: Isotope anomalies in meteoritic materials and the dynamical evolution of the solar nebula: Contraints from Cr, Ti and O isotopes ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: KL 1857/4-1 - SPP 1385 - WP: High-temperature chondrule accretion in primitive chondrites and its relevance for theories of chondrule formation and planetary accretion (1st funding period) ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Schwerpunktprogramm | Project Number: ME 1115/8-1
Publications
- Archer, Gregory, Budde, Gerrit, Worsham, Emily, Stracke, Andreas, and Jackson, Matthew Kleine Thorsten. . “Origin of 182W Anomalies in Ocean Island Basalts.” Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 24: 1–12. doi: 10.1029/2022GC010688.
- Budde, Gerrit, Archer, Gregory, Tissot, François, Tappe, Sebastian, and Kleine, Thorsten. . “Origin of the analytical 183W effect and its implications for tungsten isotope analyses.” Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 37: 2005–2021. doi: 10.1039/D2JA00102K.
- Renggli, CJ, Hellmann, JL, Burkhardt, C, Klemme, S, Berndt, J, Pangritz, P, and Kleine, T. . “Tellurium isotope fractionation during evaporation from silicate melts.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 339: 35–45. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.10.032.
- Kruijer, T., Archer, G., and Kleine, T. . “No 182W evidence for early Moon formation.” Nature Geoscience 14. doi: 10.1038/s41561-021-00820-2.
- Metzler, K, Hezel, DC, Barosch, J, Wölfer, E, Schneider, JM, Hellmann, JL, Berndt, J, Stracke, A, Gattacceca, J, Greenwood, RC, Franchi, IA, Burkhardt, C, and Kleine, T. . “The Loongana (CL) group of carbonaceous chondrites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 304: 1–31. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.007.
- Hellmann, JL, Hopp, T, Burkhardt, C, Becker, H, Fischer-Gödde, M, and Kleine, T. . “Tellurium isotope cosmochemistry: Implications for volatile fractionation in chondrite parent bodies and origin of the late veneer.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 309: 313–328. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.06.038.
- Hellmann, JL, Hopp, T, Burkhardt, C, and Kleine, T. . “Origin of volatile element depletion among carbonaceous chondrites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 549: 116508.. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116508.
- Hellmann, JL, Kruijer, TS, Metzler, K, Patzek, M, Pack, A, Berndt, J, and Kleine, T. . “Hf-W chronology of a macrochondrule from the L5/6 chondrite Northwest Africa 8192.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 55 (10): 2241–2255. doi: 10.1111/maps.13571.
- Archer, G.J., Brennecka, G.A., Gleißner, P., Stracke, A., Becker, H., and Kleine, T. . “Lack of late-accreted material as the origin of 182W excesses in the Archean mantle: Evidence from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia.” Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 528. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115841.
- Hellmann, JL, Kruijer, TS, Van, Orman J A, Metzler, K, and Kleine, T. . “Hf-W chronology of ordinary chondrites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 258: 290–309. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.05.040.
- Render, J, Ebert, S, Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, and Brennecka, GA. . “Titanium isotopic evidence for a shared genetic heritage of refractory inclusions from different carbonaceous chondrites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 254: 40–53. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.03.011.
- Budde, G., Kruijer, T.S., and Kleine, T. . “Hf-W chronology of CR chondrites: Implications for the timescales of chondrule formation and the distribution of 26Al in the solar nebula.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 222: 284–304. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.10.014.
- Hopp, T., Fischer-Gödde, M., and Kleine, T. . “Ruthenium isotope fractionation in protoplanetary cores.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 223: 75–89. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.11.033.
- Ebert, S, Render, J, Brennecka, GA, Burkhardt, C, Bischoff, A, Gerber, S, and Kleine, T. . “Ti isotopic evidence for a non-CAI refractory component in the inner Solar System.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 498: 257–265. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.040.
- Render, J, Brennecka, GA, Shui-Jiong, Wang, Wasylenki, LE, and Kleine, T. . “A Distinct Nucleosynthetic Heritage for Early Solar System Solids Recorded by Ni Isotope Signatures.” Astrophysical Journal 862: 26–43. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aacb7e.
- Hopp, Timo, and Kleine, Thorsten. . “Nature of late accretion to Earth inferred from mass-dependent isotope compositions in meteorites and mantle peridotites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 494: 50–59. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.04.058.
- Kruijer, T.S., Kleine, and T.. . “No 182W excess in the Ontong Java Plateau source.” Chemical Geology 485: 24–31. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.03.024.
- Brennecka, G.A.Amelin, and Y. Kleine, T. . “Uranium isotope ratios of Muonionalusta troilite and complications for the absolute age of the IVA iron meteorite core.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 490: 1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.03.010.
- Neumann, W, Kruijer, TS, Breuer, D, and Kleine, T. . “Multistage Core Formation in Planetesimals Revealed by Numerical Modeling and Hf-W Chronometry of Iron Meteorites.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 123: 2017JE005411.. doi: 10.1002/2017JE005411.
- Matthes, M., Fischer-Gödde, M., Kruijer, T., and Kleine, T. . “Pd-Ag chronometry of IVA iron meteorites and the crystallization and cooling of a protoplanetary core.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 220 (null): 82–95. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.09.009.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Brennecka, G.A., and Kleine, T. . “A low abundance of 135Cs in the early Solar System from barium isotopic signatures of volatile-depleted meteorites.” The Astrophysical Journal Letters 837.
- Kruijer, T., and Kleine, T. . “Tungsten isotopes and the origin of the Moon.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 475 (null): 15–24. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.07.021.
- Kruijer, T., Kleine, T., Borg, L., Brennecka, G., Irving, A., Bischoff, A., and Agee, C. . “The early differentiation of Mars inferred from Hf–W chronometry.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 474 (null): 345–354. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.06.047.
- Kruijer, T.S., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Kleine, and T.. . “Age of Jupiter inferred from the distinct genetics and formation times of meteorites.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114 (26): 6712–6716. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704461114.
- Bast, R, Scherer, EE, Sprung, P, Mezger, K, Fischer-Gödde, M, Taetz, S, Böhnke, M, Schmid-Beurmann, H, Münker, C, Kleine, T, and Srinivasan, G. . “Reconciliation of the excess 176Hf conundrum in meteorites: Recent disturbances of the Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotope systematics.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 212: 303–323. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.05.043.
- Render, Jan, Fischer-Gödde, Mario, Burkhardt, Christoph, Kleine, and Thorsten. . “The cosmic molybdenum-neodymium isotope correlation and the building material of the Earth.” Geochemical Perspectives Letters 3: 170–178. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.1720.
- Krabbe, N., Kruijer, T., and Kleine, T. . “Tungsten stable isotope compositions of terrestrial samples and meteorites determined by double spike MC-ICPMS.” Chemical Geology 450 (null): 135–144. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.12.024.
- Gerber, S., Burkhardt, C., Budde, G., Metzler, K., and Kleine, T. . “Mixing and Transport of Dust in the Early Solar Nebula as Inferred from Titanium Isotope Variations among Chondrules.” Astrophysical Journal Letters 841 (1). doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/aa72a2.
- Fischer-Gödde, Mario, Kleine, and Thorsten. . “Ruthenium isotopic evidence for an inner Solar System origin of the late veneer.” Nature 541: 525–527. doi: 10.1038/nature21045.
- Herd, C., Walton, E., Agee, C., Muttik, N., Ziegler, K., Shearer, C., Bell, A., Santos, A., Burger, P., Simon, J., Tappa, M., McCubbin, F., Gattacceca, J., Lagroix, F., Sanborn, M., Yin, Q., Cassata, W., Borg, L., Lindvall, R., Kruijer, T., Brennecka, G., Kleine, T., Nishiizumi, K., and Caffee, M. . “The Northwest Africa 8159 martian meteorite: Expanding the martian sample suite to the early Amazonian.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 218 (null): 1–26. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.037.
- Kleine, T., and Walker, R. . “Tungsten Isotopes in Planets.” Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 45: 389–417. doi: 10.1146/annurev-earth-063016-020037.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Kleine, T.Wadhwa M. . “Chronology of Planetesimal Differentiation.” in Planetesimals, Vol. 16 of Cambridge Planetary Science, edited by L.Weiss B. Elkins-Tanton. doi: 10.1017/9781316339794.
- Hopp, T., Fischer-Gödde, M., and Kleine, T. . “Ruthenium stable isotope measurements by double spike MC-ICPMS.” Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 31: 1515–1526.
- Bezard, R., Fischer-Gödde, M., Hamelin, C., Brennecka, G., and Kleine, T. . “The effects of magmatic processes and crustal recycling on the molybdenum stable isotopic composition of Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 453 (null): 171–181. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.07.056.
- Burkhardt, C., Borg, L., Brennecka, G., Shollenberger, Q., Dauphas, N., and Kleine, T. . “A nucleosynthetic origin for the Earth's anomalous 142 Nd composition.” Nature 537 (7620): 394–398. doi: 10.1038/nature18956.
- Budde, G., Burkhardt, C., Brennecka, G.A., Fischer-Gödde, M., Kruijer, T.S., and Kleine, T. . “Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 454: 293–303. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.020.
- Budde, G., Kleine, T., Kruijer, T.S., Burkhardt, C., and Metzler, K. . “Tungsten isotopic constraints on the age and origin of chondrules.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113: 2886–2891. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1524980113.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Brennecka, G.A., Budde, G., and Kleine, T. . “Uranium isotopic composition and absolute ages of Allende chondrules.” Meteoritics & Planetary Science 50 (12): 1995–2002. doi: 10.1111/maps.12567.
- Budde, G., Kruijer, T.S., Fischer-Gödde, M., Irving, A.J., and Kleine, T. . “Planetesimal differentiation revealed by the Hf-W systematics of ureilites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 430: 316–325. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.08.034.
- Fischer-Gödde, M., Burkhardt, C., Kruijer, T., and Kleine, T. . “Ru isotope heterogeneity in the solar protoplanetary disk.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 168: 151–171. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.032.
- Matthes, M., Fischer-Gödde, M., Kruijer, T., Leya, I., and Kleine, T. . “Pd-Ag chronometry of iron meteorites: Correction of neutron capture-effects and application to the cooling history of differentiated protoplanets.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 169 (null): 45–62. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.027.
- Kruijer, Thomas, Kleine, Thorsten, Fischer-Gödde, Mario, and Sprung, Peter. . “Lunar tungsten isotopic evidence for the late veneer.” Nature 520: 534–537.
- Touboul, M., Sprung, P., Aciego, S., Bourdon, B., and Kleine, T. . “Hf-W chronology of the eucrite parent body.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 156 (null): 106–121. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.018.
- Cook, D.L., Kruijer, T.S., and Kleine, T. . “Reply to comment by Peters et al. (2015) on "Cosmogenic 180W variations in meteorites and re-assessment of a possible 184Os-180W decay system".” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 169: 240–243.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Nimmo, F., and Kleine, T. . “Early Differentiation and Core Formation: Processes and Timescales.” in The Early Earth: Accretion and Differentiation, Vol. 212 of Geophysical Monograph, edited by J. Badro and M.J. Walter. Hoboken, New Jersey: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag.
- Kruijer, T.S., Kleine, T., Fischer-Gödde, M., Burkhardt, C., and Wieler, R. . “Nucleosynthetic W isotope anomalies and the Hf-W chronometry of Ca-Al-rich inclusions.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 403: 317–327.
- Kruijer, T.S., Touboul, M., Fischer-Godde, M., Bermingham, K.R., Walker, R.J., and Kleine, T. . “Protracted core formation and rapid accretion of protoplanets.” Science 344 (6188): 1150–1154. doi: 10.1126/science.1251766.
- Burkhardt, C., Hin, R.C., Kleine, T., and Bourdon, B. . “Evidence for Mo isotope fractionation in the solar nebula and during planetary differentiation.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 391 (null): 201–211. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.01.037.
- Cook, D.L., Kruijer, T.S., Leya, I., and Kleine, T. . “Cosmogenic 180W variations in meteorites and re-assessment of a possible 184Os-180W decay system.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 140 (null): 160–176. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.013.
- Mezger, K, Debaille, V, and Kleine, T. . “Core Formation and Mantle Differentiation on Mars.” Space Science Reviews 174: 27–48. doi: 10.1007/s11214-012-9935-8.
- Sprung, P., Kleine, T., and Scherer, E.E. . “Isotopic evidence for chondritic Lu/Hf and Sm/Nd of the Moon.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 380: 77–87.
- Kruijer, T.S., Sprung, P., Kleine, T., Leya, I., and Wieler, R. . “The abundance and isotopic composition of Cd in iron meteorites.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 48: 2597–2607.
- Hans, U., Kleine, T., and Bourdon, B. . “Rb-Sr chronology of volatile depletion in differentiated protoplanets: BABI, ADOR and ALL revisited.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 374 (null): 204–214. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.029.
- Hin, R.C., Burkhardt, C., Schmidt, M.W., Bourdon, B., and Kleine, T. . “Experimental evidence for Mo isotope fractionation between metal and silicate liquids.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 379 (null): 38–48. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.08.003.
- Kruijer, TS, Fischer-Gödde, M, Kleine, T, Sprung, P, Leya, I, and Wieler, R. . “Neutron capture on Pt isotopes in iron meteorites and the Hf-W chronology of core formation in planetesimals.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 361: 162–172. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.10.014.
- Henke, S, Gail, H-P, Trieloff, M, Schwarz, WH, and Kleine, T. . “Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals.” Astronomy and Astrophysics 537. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117177.
- Kleine, T, Hans, U, Irving, AJ, and Bourdon, B. . “Chronology of the angrite parent body and implications for core formation in protoplanets.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 84: 186–203. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.01.032.
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Dauphas, N, and Wieler, R. . “Origin of isotopic heterogeneity in the solar nebula by thermal processing and mixing of nebular dust.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 357: 298–307. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.048.
- Henke, S, Gail, HP, Trieloff, M, Schwarz, WH, and Kleine, T. . “Thermal history modelling of the H chondrite parent body.” Astronomy & Astrophysics 545: –.. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219100.
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Dauphas, N, and Wieler, R. . “Nucleosynthetic tungsten isotope anomalies in acid leachates of the Murchison chondrite: Implications for hafnium-tungsten chronometry.” Astrophysical Journal Letters 753: L6..
- Kruijer, T.S., Sprung, P., Kleine, T., Leya, I., Burkhardt, C., and Wieler, R. . “Hf–W chronometry of core formation in planetesimals inferred from weakly irradiated iron meteorites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 99: 287–304.
- Stracke, A, Palme, H, Gellissen, M, Munker, C, Kleine, T, Birbaum, K, Gunther, D, Bourdon, B, and Zipfel, J. . “Refractory element fractionation in the Allende meteorite: Implications for solar nebula condensation and the chondritic composition of planetary bodies.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 85: 114–141.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Oberli, F, Pack, A, Bourdon, B, and Wieler, R. . “Molybdenum isotope anomalies in meteorites: Constraints on solar nebula evolution and origin of the Earth.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 312: 390–400. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.10.010.
- Kleine, T. . “Earth's patchy late veneer.” Nature 477 (7363): 168–169. doi: 10.1038/477168a.
- Kleine, T, and Rudge, JF. . “Chronometry of Meteorites and the Formation of the Earth and Moon.” Elements 7: 41–46. doi: 10.2113/gselements.7.1.41.
Entry in an Encyclopedia (Book Contribution)
- Kleine, Thorsten. . “Radiogenic Isotopes.” in Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, edited by M. Gargaud, R. Amils, Quintanilla J. Cernicharo, IIH.J. Cleaves, W.M. Irvine, D. Pinti and M. Viso. Springer VDI Verlag.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Rudge, JF, Kleine, T, and Bourdon, B. . “Broad bounds on Earth's accretion and core formation constrained by geochemical models.” Nature Geoscience 3: 439–443. doi: 10.1038/ngeo872.
- Nimmo, F, O'Brien, DP, and Kleine, T. . “Tungsten isotopic evolution during late-stage accretion: Constraints on Earth-Moon equilibration.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 292: 363–370. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.02.003.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Caro, Guillaume Kleine Thorsten. . “Extint radionuclides and the earliest differentiation of the Earth and Moon.” in Timescales of Magmatic Processes: From Core to Atmosphere, edited by A. Dossetto, S.P. Turner and Orman J.A. Van. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Fitoussi, C, Bourdon, B, Kleine, T, Oberli, F, and Reynolds, BC. . “Si isotope systematics of meteorites and terrestrial peridotites: implications for Mg/Si fractionation in the solar nebula and for Si in the Earth's core.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 287 (1-2): 77–85. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.07.038.
- Kleine, T, Touboul, M, Bourdon, B, Nimmo, F, Mezger, K, Palme, H, Jacobsen, SB, Yin, QZ, and Halliday, AN. . “Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73 (17): 5150–5188. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.11.047.
- Nyquist, LE, Kleine, T, Shih, CY, and Reese, YD. . “The distribution of short-lived radioisotopes in the early solar system and the chronology of asteroid accretion, differentiation, and secondary mineralization.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73 (17): 5115–5136. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.12.031.
- Touboul, M, Kleine, T, Bourdon, B, Van, Orman JA, Maden, C, and Zipfel, J. . “Hf-W thermochronometry: II. Accretion and thermal history of the acapulcoite-lodranite parent body.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 284 (1-2): 168–178. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.04.022.
- Touboul, M, Kleine, T, Bourdon, B, Palme, H, and Wieler, R. . “Tungsten isotopes in ferroan anorthosites: Implications for the age of the Moon and lifetime of its magma ocean.” Icarus 199 (2): 245–249. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.018.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Burkhardt, C, Kleine, T, Bourdon, B, Palme, H, Zipfel, J, Friedrich, JM, and Ebel, DS. . “Hf-W mineral isochron for Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Age of the solar system and the timing of core formation in planetesimals.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72 (24): 6177–6197. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.023.
- Bourdon, B, Touboul, M, Caro, G, and Kleine, T. . “Early differentiation of the Earth and the Moon.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 366 (1883): 4105–4128. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0125.
- Kleine, T, Touboul, M, Van, Orman JA, Bourdon, B, Maden, C, Mezger, K, and Halliday, AN. . “Hf-W thermochronometry: Closure temperature and constraints on the accretion and cooling history of the H chondrite parent body.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 270 (1-2): 106–118. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.013.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Kleine, Thorsten. . “Hf-W chronometry of planetary accretion and differentiation.” in Chemical Evolution across Space and Time: From the Big Bang to Prebiotic Chemistry, ACS Symposium Series 981, edited by L. Zaikowski and J. Friedrich. Oxford University Press.
- Touboul, M, Kleine, T, Bourdon, B, Palme, H, and Wieler, R. . “Late formation and prolonged differentiation of the Moon inferred from W isotopes in lunar metals.” Nature 450 (7173): 1206–1209. doi: 10.1038/nature06428.
- Nimmo, F, and Kleine, T. . “How rapidly did Mars accrete? Uncertainties in the Hf-W timing of core formation.” Icarus 191 (2): 497–504. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.05.002.
- Markowski, A, Quitte, G, Kleine, T, Halliday, AN, Bizzarro, M, and Irving, AJ. . “Hafnium-tungsten chronometry of angrites and the earliest evolution of planetary objects.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 262 (1-2): 214–229. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.07.035.
- Nebel, O, Munker, C, Nebel-Jacobsen, YJ, Kleine, T, Mezger, K, and Mortimer, N. . “Hf-Nd-Pb isotope evidence from Permian arc rocks for the long-term presence of the Indian-Pacific mantle boundary in the SW Pacific.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 254 (3-4): 377–392. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.11.046.
Research Article (Journal)
- Markowski, A, Quitte, G, Halliday, AN, and Kleine, T. . “Tungsten isotopic compositions of iron meteorites: Chronological constraints vs. cosmogenic effects.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 242 (1-2): 1–15. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.11.048.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Halliday, Alex N., and Kleine, Thorsten. . “Meteorites and the Timing, Mechanisms, and Conditions of Terrestrial Planet Accretion and Early Differentiation.” in Meteorites and the Early Solar System II, edited by D.S. Lauretta and H.Y. McSween. Tucson: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag.
- Kleine, T, Mezger, K, Palme, H, Scherer, E, and Munker, C. . “Early core formation in asteroids and late accretion of chondrite parent bodies: Evidence from Hf-182-W-182 in CAIs, metal-rich chondrites, and iron meteorites.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 69 (24): 5805–5818. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.07.012.
- Kleine, T, Palme, H, Mezger, M, and Halliday, AN. . “Hf-W chronometry of lunar metals and the age and early differentiation of the Moon.” Science 310 (5754): 1671–1674. doi: 10.1126/science.1118842.
- Kleine, T, Mezger, K, Palme, H, Scherer, E, and Munker, C. . “The W isotope composition of eucrite metals: constraints on the timing and cause of the thermal metamorphism of basaltic eucrites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 231 (1-2): 41–52. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.12.016.
- Kleine, T, Mezger, K, Münker, C, Palme, H, and Bischoff, A. . “182Hf-182W isotope systematics of chondrites, eucrites, and martian meteorites: Chronology of core formation and early mantle differentiation in Vesta and Mars.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68 (13): 2935–2946. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.01.009.
- Kleine, T, Mezger, K, Palme, H, and Munker, C. . “The W isotope evolution of the bulk silicate Earth: constraints on the timing and mechanisms of core formation and accretion.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 228 (1-2): 109–123. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.09.023.
- Kleine, T, Mezger, K, Zimmermann, U, Munker, G, and Bahlburg, H. . “Crustal evolution along the Early Ordovician proto-Andean margin of Gondwana: Trace element and isotope evidence from the Complejo Igneo Pocitos (northwest Argentina).” Journal of Geology 112 (5): 503–520. doi: 10.1086/422663.
- Munker, C, Pfander, JA, Weyer, S, Buchl, A, Kleine, T, and Mezger, K. . “Evolution of planetary cores and the earth-moon system from Nb/Ta systematics.” Science 301 (5629): 84–87. doi: 10.1126/science.1084662.
- Kleine, T, Munker, C, Mezger, K, and Palme, H. . “Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf-W chronometry.” Nature 418 (6901): 952–955. doi: 10.1038/nature00982.