Rosa Bernstein Scorzelli, Brazilian geochemist and meteoricist (1940 –

CONTRIBUTIONS

Named tektoids

With J. Gattacceca, B. Devouard, J. Barrat, P. Rochette, M.L. Balestrieri et al. A 650 km² Miocene strewnfield of splash-form impact glasses in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 569:117049-59, 2021

First observation of low moment Fe-Ni phases (αLS-phase or antitaenite) and first to report two minerals with same crystal structure and same composition but differing only in electronic structure and associated properties

With D.G. Rancourt, K.Lagarec, A. Densmore, R.A. Dunlap, J.I. Goldstein & R.J. Reisner. Experimental proof of the distinct electronic of a new meteoritic Fe-Ni alloy phase. J. Magn. Magnet. Materials 191:255-60, 1999

With A.B. Domínguez & E.B. Saitovich. New iron species observed by Mossbauer spectroscopy in Y-SR-Cu-O compounds containing oxyanions. Hyperf. Inter. 2:245-9, 1997

With D.G. Rancourt. Low-spin gamma Fe-Ni proposed as a new mineral in Fe-Ni bearing meteorites: epitaxial intergrowth of gamma LS and tetrataenite as a possible equilibrium state at 20-40% Ni. J. Magn. Magnet. Materials 150:30-6, 1995

Papers in Nature

With J. Danon, I.S. Azevedo, J. Laugier & A. Chamberod. Santa Catharina meteorite and phase composition of irradiated Fe-Ni invar alloys. Nature 284:537-8, 1980

With J. Danon, I.S. Azevedo, W.C. Curvello, J.F. Albertsen & J.M.Knudsen. Iron-nickel 50-50 Superstructure in the Santa Catharina meteorite. Nature 277:283-4, 1979

With J. Danon, I.S. Azevedo & M.C. Michel-Levy. Iron-nickel superstructure in metal particles of chondrites. Nature 281:469-71, 1979

HONORS

7735 Scorzelli (Asteroid)