The origin of chondritic macromolecular organic matter: a carbon and nitrogen isotope study

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 603-622

  Alexander, C M O'D ^a,b   Russell, S S ^a,d   Arden, J W ^c   Ash, R D ^a,b   Grady, M M ^a,d   Pillinger, C T ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHONDRITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0031740113     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01667.x     Document Type: Article

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