Bulk and stable isotopic compositions of carbonate minerals in Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001: no proof of high formation temperature

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 737-742

  Treiman, Allan H ^a   Romanek, Christopher S ^b  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLAN HILLS 84001; CARBONATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARTIAN METEORITE;

EID: 0031769808     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01679.x     Document Type: Article

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