The Solar System has a largely uniform isotopic composition but with tantalizing small variations. Geochemists are trying to ascertain the mechanisms and types of stars that produced this state of affairs.
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Halliday, A. Inside the cosmic blender. Nature 425, 137–139 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/425137a
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