Sizes and Masses of Chondrules and Metal-Troilite Grains in Ordinary Chondrites: Possible Implications for Nebular Sorting

Icarus

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-106

  Kuebler, Karla E ^a   McSween Jr , Harry Y ^a   Carlson, William D ^b   Hirsch, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic sorting; Chondrites; Chondrules; Metal grains; Sorting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001780416     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6161     Document Type: Article

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