Nature and origin of chemical zoning in the metal nucleus and oxide cortex of cosmic spherules from the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1073-1082

  Kosakevitch, A ^a,c   Disnar, J R ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ZONING; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COSMIC SPHERULE; FRACTIONATION; NICKEL;

FRENCH POLYNESIA, TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO;

EID: 0030761856     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00380-8     Document Type: Article

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