The flux of meteorites to the earth and weathering in hot desert ordinary chondrite finds

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2053-2059

  Bland, P A ^a   Berry, F J ^a   Smith, T B ^a   Skinner, S J ^a   Pillinger, C T ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; DESERT ENVIRONMENT; METEORITE FLUX; WEATHERING;

USA, NEW MEXICO, ROOSEVELT COUNTY;

EID: 0030478402     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00125-1     Document Type: Article

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