Lepidocrocite to maghemite to hematite: a pathway to magnetic and hematitic Martian soil

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 743-751

  Morris, Richard V ^a   Golden, D C ^b   Shelfer, Tad D ^c   Lauer Jr , H V ^d  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b Dual Inc   (United States)

^c Etcetera Services   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; LEPIDOCROCITE; MAGHEMITE; MARTIAN SOIL;

EID: 0031738640     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01680.x     Document Type: Article

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