The primitive matrix components of the unique carbonaceous chondrite Acfer 094: A TEM study

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 437-452

  Greshake, Ansgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; OLIVINE; PYROXENE; SILICATE; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ACFER 094; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; MATRIX TEXTURE; MINERALOGY; SEM; TEM;

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

CARBON; CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METEOROIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0030849892     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00332-8     Document Type: Article

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