Magnetite whiskers and platelets in the ALH84001 Martian meteorite: Evidence of vapor phase growth

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 5149-5155

  Bradley, John P ^a,b   Harvey, Ralph P ^c   McSween Jr , Harry Y ^d  

^a MVA SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IRON; MAGNETITE; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAT;

CARBONATES; EARTH (PLANET); FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HEAT; IRON; MARS; METEOROIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OXIDES;

EID: 0030310386     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00383-3     Document Type: Article

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